Performance

China’s private equity market is ‘already seeing a lot more activity’ in verticals relating to AI, Marc Lau, managing partner at the fund of funds, tells PEI.

PE's exit drought is prompting LPs to rethink their long-term allocations; Ares strikes its first PE deal Down Under; CVC's 12-year hold comes to fruition.

What's hindering defence deployment in PE?; Cambridge Associates urges fresh thinking in 2026; Alvarez & Marsal's PE unit is ploughing ahead with secondaries.

The population of zombie funds is huge, and likely growing. Detecting early warning signs is the key to value preservation.

Record-high financial holdings are driving individual investors towards private markets in search of better returns.

Launched in the summer, OceanSound Partners Fund III has a hard-cap of $2.9bn and is expected to hold a first close 'imminently,' sources told Buyouts.

New investor types and changing LP needs are driving demand for more granular, timely data and benchmarking tools, say FTSE Russell’s Gerald Toledano and Ali Zaidi, and StepStone Group’s Tom Keck.

The slowdown in fundraising, deal activity and exits, combined with wider market pressures, is creating opportunities for PE investors, especially in less efficient market segments, writes Schroders Capital’s Nils Rode.

An LP has received a re-investment option and a liquidity option, with the latter offered at a discount to current valuation.