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PB Q&A

In a stalled exit market, sponsors are consolidating their way out

September 7, 2026

The head of European PE investments at Schroders Capital discusses why buy-and-build is doing double duty in a slow exit market, and why AI adoption is still more talk than action.

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Secondaries

CVC Capital Partners raises $10B for its largest secondaries fund yet

September 3, 2026

The Luxembourg-based firm’s latest vehicle is almost double the size of its predecessor.

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Switzerland

Partners Group replaces CEO as it works through evergreen fund redemptions

September 1, 2026

David Layton steps back after eight years to become CIO, handing the reins to Roberto Cagnati and Juri Jenkner.

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Weekend Analysis

Can passive PE investing enhance portfolio performance?

August 28, 2026

Commitments to a closed-end fund strategy are made on a formulaic, capital-weighted basis, using each underlying fund’s target capitalization.

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Transportation & Logistics

ABP’s possible PE sale could extend transportation’s mega-deal run

August 28, 2026

Three huge transactions drove European dealmaking in the sector to a multi-year high.

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Asia

Granite Asia raises over $500 million for debut Asian private credit fund

August 24, 2026

Anchor LPs include sovereign-linked funds from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Insurance

CVC deepens insurance bet with Standard Life partnership

August 20, 2026

CVC’s second insurer tie-up in seven months comes as PE’s share of the firm’s fee base has fallen to 46.5%

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Logistics

EMEA claims half of Q2’s largest logistics PE deals

August 14, 2026

Austria, South Africa, Norway, Ireland and the Netherlands accounted for five of the 10 biggest transactions.

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PE Fundraising

Growth strategies grab a bigger slice of shrinking UK PE fundraising

August 13, 2026

LPs have redirected capital toward growth funds this year even as overall fundraising collapsed.

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IPO

PE-backed UK companies shirk IPOs while delistings mount

August 10, 2026

Since 2022, the number of companies coming off the LSE has vastly outpaced the total of new listings.

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Consumer Retail & Services

Bain becomes UK-based bubble tea giant’s third PE owner

August 6, 2026

The reported price tag falls short of the $2B TA Associates was said to be seeking for Gong Cha.

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IPO

Europe’s IPO backlog almost halves, but AI could yet refill it

August 5, 2026

The number of potential listings from the continent has notably declined; a new wave of AI candidates might replenish the pipeline.

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Private Equity

PE sponsors retreat from Southern Europe

August 4, 2026

Bolt-ons and non-backed targets are carrying regional dealmaking.

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Retail

Sainsbury’s sells Argos to Swift Partners for $161M a decade after $1.8B deal

July 31, 2026

The deal comes less than a year after failed talks to sell the retailer to JD.com.

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Analyst Insights

A game of straits

July 29, 2026

The scramble to address oil transit bottlenecks and the PE opportunity it presents.

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Wealth Managers

Investcorp buys wealth manager Berger Financial Group

July 29, 2026

The $62B investment manager plans to ‘create another sizable player’ by acquiring smaller peers, said managing director Vitali Bourchtein.

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APAC

How the AI value chain is reshaping APAC deal flow

July 27, 2026

The year’s largest transactions span across LLMs, chips, data centers and energy grids.

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Middle East

Saudi PE dealmaking bounces back from 2025 trough

July 27, 2026

A new wave of blind-pool funds signals growing LP trust in domestic managers.

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