Trends & Research

The power of the global M&A market increasingly hinges on the presence of mega-deals.

How private equity's biggest investors compare.

Developments including the evolution of use cases and a wider universe of lenders create a more flexible yet complex ecosystem.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.