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PE continues to snatch up healthcare services companies for roll-up plays

November 28, 2022

Research shows increased ESG disclosures linked to stronger PE fund performance

November 22, 2022

Motive Partners dives deeper into VC with Embedded/capital buy

November 22, 2022

Rising interest rates to test middle-market borrowers

November 18, 2022

Why some investors may have rose-tinted glasses

November 18, 2022

Real assets fund returns reach decade-plus high

November 17, 2022

Exclusive: Grant Avenue Capital launches Helios Clinical Research
Healthcare

Exclusive: Grant Avenue Capital launches Helios Clinical Research

November 17, 2022

Grant Avenue's roll-up of 20 clinical research sites is the latest example of a PE firm capitalizing on a hyper-fragmented market segment.
PE fund returns soften after last year's peaks
Fund Performance

PE fund returns soften after last year's peaks

November 14, 2022

Fund managers are braced for more muted performance as investors lose sight of the low interest rates, cheap borrowing costs, and hefty valuations they enjoyed in recent years.
Potential sale of Liverpool soccer team opens up PE for another goal
Europe

Potential sale of Liverpool soccer team opens up PE for another goal

November 11, 2022

Chelsea Football Club, Manchester City FC and AC Milan have all had new or additional PE investment this year—and Liverpool FC could be next.

LPs seek refuge in secondaries market
Secondaries

LPs seek refuge in secondaries market

November 10, 2022

Burdened with outsize allocations to the private markets, LPs have sought liquidity through secondaries funds.

US PE earnings dashboard
Private Equity

US PE earnings dashboard

November 10, 2022

In this dashboard, which will be updated quarterly, we track trends in key performance metrics for public PE firms from company filings and PitchBook data. 
PE dials up European telecom deals
Europe

PE dials up European telecom deals

November 10, 2022

KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners' bid for Vodafone's Vantage Towers unit is the latest example of PE targeting European telecom assets.
PE touts diverse managers in New York City Retirement Systems' portfolios
Diversity

PE touts diverse managers in New York City Retirement Systems' portfolios

November 4, 2022

Minority managers are few and far between in asset management. For New York City pension plans, PE has the highest percentage of money handled by firms with diverse staffs.
Energy sector PE exits flowed in Q3 while others faltered
PE Exits

Energy sector PE exits flowed in Q3 while others faltered

November 2, 2022

Private equity exits were down across the board in the third quarter, but the comparatively solid volume of energy industry exits in the period provided a glimmer of light for investors in an otherwise gloomy landscape.
Q&A: Adams Street on investing in PE, VC through market cycles
LPs

Q&A: Adams Street on investing in PE, VC through market cycles

November 1, 2022

A conversation with Brijesh Jeevarathnam, Adams Street's newly appointed head of primary fund investments.