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PEI gathers market forecasts from leaders at Alaska Permanent Fund, Florida State Board of Administration, State of Wisconsin Investment Board and more.

Though GP stakes transactions have been few and far between in the region, a growing number of participants are setting up shop in APAC.

PEI spoke to managers from across the private equity landscape to learn what changes are in store over the next 12 months.

Such is the pace of private equity consolidation that one in six global asset managers will be gone by 2027, according to PwC.

Defying fundraising headwinds, private equity's mega-funds continued to set records in 2023.

Careful regulation is required to manage the rapid growth of artificial intelligence in private markets, says Michael Zeller, head of AI, strategy and solutions at Temasek

Hazman Hilmi Sallahuddin, CIO of Malaysia's $39bn Kumpulan Wang Persaraan, tells PEI what exposure it wants to add to drive higher, more sustainable returns.

Covalent, and which aims to pool LP resources, will focus on mid-market buyouts and growth equity financings in North America and Europe, according to Wafra's Steve Moseley and AP3's Henrik Nordlander.

The firm had closed its predecessor Fund VIII in 2018, exceeding its $6bn target.

The €34bn AXA Investment Managers Prime unit is building out its capabilities across GP stakes, NAV lending and secondaries.