Private Equity
Apax, Clearlake, EQT, Francisco Partners, Hg, Permira, Thoma Bravo and Vista spoke with PEI Private Equity about defensible moats, AI-native companies and vibe coding.
10 min read·26 October 2026

Apax, Clearlake, EQT, Francisco Partners, Hg, Permira, Thoma Bravo and Vista spoke with PEI Private Equity about defensible moats, AI-native companies and vibe coding.
10 min read · 26 October 2026
Tin Men Capital backer Morgan Family Trust says Southeast Asia is 'well positioned as global capital and supply chains continue to shift.'
6 min read · 26 October 2026
Corporate spending on cybersecurity is predicted to exceed $370bn by 2030. Here's where VC firms are placing their bets.
4 min read · 22 October 2026
Firm co-founder Alexa von Tobel says 10 of Inspired’s portfolio companies have reached valuations of $1bn or more.
4 min read · 20 October 2026
Investors include La Caisse, BDC, Investissement Québec, Teralys, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, CIBC and Fondaction.
4 min read · 19 October 2026
The California pension plans to make intermittent investments in VC funds, but it will focus on building out its core buyout strategy.
2 min read · 15 October 2026
The industry is on pace to collect upwards of $94bn this year, an improvement over 2025 but down sharply from previous years.
2 min read · 14 October 2026
Europe has proven comparatively resilient, while venture capital – especially in Asia-Pacific – continues to bear the brunt of the industry’s fundraising slowdown.
2 min read · 08 October 2026
'We're at sort of the inflection point' of focusing on Southeast Asia, says Allen Taylor of Endeavor Catalyst, which has just closed on $320m for its fifth fund.
4 min read · 08 October 2026
The firm started raising the strategy in Q2 and aims to reach final close by Q1 next year as more funds emerge in this space, Private Equity International has learned.
3 min read · 07 October 2026