To reach its full potential, the UK’s private capital ecosystem must battle through public misconception, an incoming tax increase and ‘quirks’ not shared by other markets, UK MP Gareth Davies told PEI staff this week.

Co-investment is a chance to seize opportunities that don’t fit the all-too-often narrow strictures of traditional private equity fund investment; fear of style drift misses this point, argues Houlihan Lokey's Matt Swain.

Evidence of a thawing exit environment could help restore some confidence to LPs that remain sceptical of the region, and unlock capital to back new funds.