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France

Three deals carry French PE as deal count hits lowest since 2020

November 6, 2026

Bifurcation expected to continue ahead of presidential election

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PE Fundraising

Sagard PE closes third fund-of-funds for emerging managers at €520M

November 5, 2026

The fund beats its €400 million target by 30%

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Middle East

Regional instability fails to deter PE firms’ Middle East ambitions

November 4, 2026

Advent is the fifth firm to open in Abu Dhabi since late September, after EQT, Pantheon, Eurazeo and New Mountain.

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Politics

Steady-as-she-goes UK budget leaves PE tax regime untouched

October 29, 2026

No changes to capital gains tax, carried interest or inheritance tax, but a narrow new founders’ relief and a profit-extraction overhaul may shape dealmaking.

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Event

PE is piling into events as AI rattles the rest of business services

October 27, 2026

European events deal value is now above pre-pandemic levels, but valuations hinge on end-market exposure and only market leaders earn the premium.

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PE Fundraising

Q&A: How to derisk backing independent sponsors

October 23, 2026

Federated Hermes’ Cameron Payne says long relationships, not fast deals, protect investors.

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GP Stakes

Longer holds push more GPs to sell stakes mid-life

October 19, 2026

Co-investors skip the riskiest stretch, but may pay more than the sponsor did.

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Secondaries

IT holds a bigger share of continuation fund exits

October 15, 2026

The sector’s share of global GP-led secondary PE exit value has doubled since 2023.

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Valuations

PE’s valuation premium over strategics shrinks to its narrowest since 2023

October 12, 2026

Financing costs are narrowing the multiple gap between PE and strategic buyers.

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Weekend Analysis

CVs: If they are trophy assets, why do so few LPs want to roll over?

October 9, 2026

Most LPs are choosing to cash out of continuation vehicles, and it is often less about the asset than the clock, the mandate and the process.

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PE Fundraising

Median European PE fund size more than doubles in 3 years to €360M

October 9, 2026

Fundraising is concentrating in fewer, larger funds as established managers take 88.5% of capital.

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Private Equity

US investors prop up European PE as dealmaking drops off

October 7, 2026

American participation during Q3 accounted for the biggest share of the continent’s deal value since 2022.

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PE Exits

Blackstone to exit events business to Informa for £2.2B after shelved auction

October 6, 2026

Informa will pay 11.1x forward EBITDA for the events organiser, ending a sale effort that began last year.

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Healthcare

Crowded deals, peak valuations sink healthcare PE’s edge

October 5, 2026

Specialist healthcare funds that once beat the market by 12 points now lag it, even as capital floods in.

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Sovereign Wealth Funds

Singapore’s Temasek to open its first Middle East offices in mid-2027

October 1, 2026

Move underscores a warming relationship between the Asian city-state and the Gulf.

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Middle East

Gulf courts private capital with power-ready AI data centres

October 1, 2026

Sovereigns bring funding, partners and power to a cautious financing market.

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IPO

The LSE might see its largest listing in years, but recovery is lacking fuel

September 28, 2026

Sentiment toward European listings remains cautious unless more domestic companies follow suit.

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PE Fundraising

Tech PE’s fundraising recovery is leaving tourists behind

September 23, 2026

PSG Equity and Francisco Partners accounted for over 80% of the $31.3B raised by tech-focused funds in Q3, while fund count remained flat.

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