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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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  Private Equity

  Lenders are giving themselves more levers to pull in the event of bankruptcy

  July 22, 2026

  Lenders are monetizing assets whose keys they took during the pandemic and negotiating hard to prepare themselves for the future.

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  PE Exits

  Continuation funds drive record H1 for secondary market

  July 21, 2026

  There was $34B in deals focused on a single company, as sponsors sought to hold onto trophy assets while cashing out investors

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  IPO

  PE firms are rushing to offload post-IPO shares

  July 17, 2026

  More sponsors are selling down their stakes within months of portfolio companies’ debuts. For some, the rush to return cash to investors raises questions about conviction.

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  PE Exits

  European PE’s exit backlog hits decade high

  July 16, 2026

  The continent’s deals-to-exit ratio climbed to 2.9x in H1 2026, up from 2.4x last year.

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  Europe

  Megadeals mask a fragile European PE recovery

  July 9, 2026

  Deal and exit values are surging, but concentration and a fundraising drought reveal a more cautious picture.

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  United Kingdom

  Why Wayve’s record Pisces trade could mean fewer IPOs, not more

  July 9, 2026

  The UK’s private stock market was pitched as a stepping stone to going public. Its biggest trade yet may be doing the opposite.

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  IPO

  PE exits seesaw from M&A to IPOs

  July 6, 2026

  US PE exits were down roughly 46% in Q2, with both strategic buyers and sponsors going risk-off

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  United Kingdom

  UK eyes record year for PE exits—but sponsors are mostly selling to each other

  June 16, 2026

  With the IPO window all but closed, secondary sales have soared, but the hope is that new listing rules could yet bear fruit.

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  Private Equity

  AI can do a lot, including slow down PE exits

  June 10, 2026

  Delegates at SuperReturn are weighing the transformative potential of AI against longer exit timelines and dragging IRRs.

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  Private Equity

  PE firms started selling companies at a loss last year

  May 14, 2026

  While a disappointing return for LPs, this fall into the red could mark the start of a turnaround in GP fortunes.

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  B2B

  PE exit value in European B2B doubles, but exit count hits five-year low

  April 23, 2026

  Transportation and logistics took up half of the sector’s 10 largest deals in Q1 this year.

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  PE Exits

  Europe’s sponsor-to-sponsor deals surge in Q1 as exits dry up

  April 10, 2026

  Sponsor acquisitions made up 76% of European PE exit value in Q1, as the IPO window remained shut and corporate buyers retreated.

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  Private Equity

  Mapping PE stocks’ horrible February

  February 26, 2026

  Fears around AI and private credit have coalesced to drive PE stocks down by double digits.

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  Tariffs

  Despite tariff teardown, the road ahead for private markets remains murky

  February 20, 2026

  A defiant President Trump vowed to march forward with his tariff regime after a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling struck them down.

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  PE Exits

  Bob’s Discount Furniture defies consumer IPO odds

  February 6, 2026

  PE-backed consumer and retail services listings dropped to a new low in 2025.

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  Private Equity

  PE mid-market is struggling to rediscover its animal spirits

  February 4, 2026

  Only the best companies are finding buyers, with many others attracting little or no interest

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  PE Exits

  European PE holding periods fall for the first time since 2020

  January 29, 2026

  Energy experienced the largest improvement among sectors, decreasing by 39% from its 2024 peak.

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