Brexit

Political instability may be colouring investor sentiment, but it is not stopping them committing.

PEI catches up with ECI managing partner David Ewing after the firm closed its largest ever fund.

ECI 11 had a £650m target and hit its hard-cap 80 days after launch, a spokesman for the firm told PEI.

M&A activity remains robust among fund administrators.

Former BVCA head and founder of Time Private Capital Mark Florman talks due diligence on emerging managers, problematic performance metrics and why all managers should publish an annual report.

The investment firm – which is raising three private equity funds – is expanding its institutional LP base beyond France.

The UK will lose its status as the second most attractive destination for private equity investors after Brexit, says a business school report.

The UK referendum has had an impact on the investment firm's business, according to Marco De Benedetti, co-head of European buyout.

GPs should be willing to tackle complex deals, managing partner Guillaume Jacqueau tells PEI after the firm raised €2.8bn for its sixth flagship fund.

A preference for blue-chip GPs, limits on LP resources and the diminishing appeal of UK funds were on the minds of private equity participants who gathered in the German capital last week.