Private Equity

Trends & Research

Placement Agent Ranking 2025: Momentum returns for PE's external rainmakers – updated

PEI's latest tally of the most active participating placement agents shows a total of $82bn in new capital raised for GP clients last year.

3 min read · 27 May 2026

How European PE firms are rethinking growth – Alvarez & Marsal report

AI, geopolitics, ageing assets and the rise of continuation funds are weighing on private equity's value creation initiatives.

4 min read · 19 May 2026

Measuring alpha in private markets: Why asset-level data matters

Scientific Infra & Private Assets was built to fill long standing data gaps. In this podcast, CEO Frédéric Blanc-Brude discusses why the firm joined PEI Group and how its asset-level indices help investors measure whether GPs’ claims of alpha stack up.

1 min read · 12 May 2026

Spin-outs enjoy an edge in GP financing

A new report from Corpay finds that ‘truly emerging managers’ face a bigger challenge than those with roots in established firms.

3 min read · 29 April 2026

Iran conflict could accelerate 'rebalancing' among Gulf LPs

The region's $5.4trn of sovereign wealth fund capital has been turning inwards in recent years.

4 min read · 25 March 2026

The lesser-known part of PE where sponsors seek 3x-plus returns

Greater deal selectivity and a preference for lower valuation multiples means most independent sponsors seek returns that are higher than deals from traditional funds, research from Headway Capital Partners has found.

4 min read · 23 March 2026

Evergreens have 'let loose' changes that will upend private markets – Hamilton Lane

Early analysis of evergreen funds shows they outperform closed-end peers over both one- and three-year periods, according to the firm’s 2026 Market Overview.

3 min read · 11 March 2026

Private equity has entered a hyper-competitive era – Bain report

GPs have to generate more cashflow and up their value creation game to make deals work, according to Bain & Co's Global Private Equity Report 2026.

3 min read · 23 February 2026

LPs reveal their biggest frustrations with GPs

Investors list the main causes of friction with private equity funds, in exclusive research released ahead of PEI’s NEXUS event in Florida.

5 min read · 19 February 2026

New report: Private markets performance data

PEI Group’s quarterly fund performance reports analyse the state of private markets through the lens of our proprietary data to bring you market insights enriched by our reporting and editorial expertise.

10 min read · 09 February 2026

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