Private Equity
PE funds raised $702bn between Q1 and Q3 2026, around $101bn or 17% more than the same period in 2025.
2 min read·08 October 2026

PE funds raised $702bn between Q1 and Q3 2026, around $101bn or 17% more than the same period in 2025.
2 min read · 08 October 2026
An introduction to PEI Private Equity, and why Hamilton Lane is sounding the alarm over PE's walking dead.
3 min read · 22 October 2026
Mario Giannini, the firm’s executive co-chairman, will relinquish his duties next March after helping build a platform that manages and advises on more than $1trn of assets.
3 min read · 29 September 2026
'Our top priority is positioning HPC for its next phase of growth,' William Sonneborn tells Buyouts.
5 min read · 23 September 2026
Co-managing partners tell Buyouts the firm sent back nearly $6bn to investors across its five funds, with 22 exits year-to-date
3 min read · 18 September 2026
NB Japan Private Equity Opportunities Fund saw 'strong early demand' from APAC LPs, managing director Kent Chen tells PEI.
3 min read · 17 September 2026
In today's edition, Trophy assets are commanding premiums in the secondaries market; Moelis taps Lazard for its private capital advisory buildout; Temasek-linked Azalea raises a smaller fund of funds.
4 min read · 25 August 2026
Liquidity is central to Wafra’s decision when forming partnerships with new groups, as well as existing ones.
3 min read · 23 July 2026
California pension with just shy of $1bn portfolio previously cited high fees and unimpressive risk-adjusted returns as reasons to skip private equity, but hears rationale for revisiting. decision from Callan
3 min read · 21 July 2026
The California pension with about a $4bn portfolio frets about potential costs, mixed results in making a governance transition, even as one board member finds such a change inevitable.
3 min read · 08 July 2026