Trends & Research

New EU rules on ESG, corporate carve-outs and higher taxes driving dealflow could dominate the European private equity scene this year.

More SPACs, a return of big deals, a greater focus on the homeland and government policies to fuel economic growth are key themes to watch for this year.

Almost two-thirds of investors said they expect capital calls to exceed distributions in 2021, according to a survey by Montana Capital Partners.

Blank-cheque companies have already won fans the US and could be set to push further into Europe and Asia next year.

Private equity deal values in Asia-Pacific have doubled this year with a number of large transactions, according to data from EY.

Interactive charts showing the investment giant's private equity portfolio, which has depreciated 1.6% over the past 12 months.

We examine Blackstone's corporate private equity funds in the latest instalment of PEI's Performance Watch series.

The firm’s corporate private equity funds are examined in the latest instalment of PEI's Performance Watch series.

Mega buyouts made up nearly a third of total investment value for the period and was the only investment stage that grew annually, according to a report from Invest Europe.

TMT deals accounted for a large proportion of private equity add-ons in the second quarter of this year as the move to remote working compounds appetites for tech assets.