Fundraising

In the first episode of PEI’s new podcast miniseries, we unpack the key findings from our latest LP Perspectives study, revealing how investor priorities are changing.

GL China Opportunities Fund V was launched in September 2025, aiming to raise $800m, and will mainly target buyout investments.

Global capital is pouring into Japan, yet fundraising data reveals a more uneven picture as domestic constraints and cyclical dynamics reshape the market.

In the second episode of Commitment Issues, Brookfield’s David Nowak and Dale Burgess of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan consider the changing expectations around private equity, and strategies for success amid slower distributions and tougher fundraising.

Managers who double down on the region and serve investors’ needs will stand better chances of harvesting success.

The number of Asia-Pacific portfolio companies held for more than five years rose 18% in 2025, according to Bain & Co’s Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2026.

The firm sees opportunities at the intersection of energy and Europe’s push for greater sovereignty, IR head Cenk Turkinan tells PEI.

Despite a fundraising slowdown, France remains a steady presence in European private equity.

Why a former exec's bid for five New Mountain Capital assets fell apart; the economics becoming table stakes for trophy asset CVs; tech specialist Francisco targets a brace of fund closes.

The mantra 'DPI is the new IRR' has caught on across the PE industry, mostly because it describes the unique circumstances now faced by LPs and GPs alike.