Fund news
Advent targets $3bn for debut mid-market fund after testing strategy across...
Private equity giant Advent International is targeting $3bn for its first dedicated global mid-market buyout fund, formalising a strategy it has already tested through 23 smaller investments made alongside its flagship programme.
Deal news
Deal Roundup: Platinum completes $6.6bn Urbaser exit to Blackstone, EQT; Flexpoint,...
Platinum Equity has completed its $6.6bn sale of environmental infrastructure business Urbaser to Blackstone Infrastructure and EQT Infrastructure, five years after buying the Madrid-headquartered company for $4.2bn.
People news
Brown University to promote Kennedy to CIO as Dietze prepares to...
Brown University has promoted deputy CIO Joshua Kennedy to lead its $8bn endowment as Jane Dietze prepares to leave after eight years as CIO.
Features
Private equity suffers ‘lethargic’ three years – but investors remain bullish...
Private equity has endured a tricky three years as the boom from the end of the Covid-19 pandemic slowed - but investor confidence in the asset class remains high for 2025, research from Preqin shows.
LP News
British Business Bank completes UK regional fund rollout with £140m East...
The British Business Bank has launched a £140m debt and equity fund for smaller businesses in the East of England, completing its rollout of targeted investment funds across every UK nation and English region outside London.
Knowledge Bank
Family offices shift new capital towards public equities but private markets...
Public equities have overtaken private markets as the leading destination for new family-office capital in 2026, but private equity and direct investments remain core holdings as wealthy investors become more selective about where they deploy money, according to Citi Wealth.
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Advent targets $3bn for debut mid-market fund after testing strategy across 23 deals
Private equity giant Advent International is targeting $3bn for its first dedicated global mid-market buyout fund, formalising a strategy it has already tested through 23 smaller investments made alongside its flagship programme.
British Business Bank completes UK regional fund rollout with £140m East of England vehicle
The British Business Bank has launched a £140m debt and equity fund for smaller businesses in the East of England, completing its rollout of targeted investment funds across every UK nation and English region outside London.
Family offices shift new capital towards public equities but private markets remain core, Citi...
Public equities have overtaken private markets as the leading destination for new family-office capital in 2026, but private equity and direct investments remain core holdings as wealthy investors become more selective about where they deploy money, according to Citi Wealth.
Eight in 10 PE firms now holding assets for five years-plus amid price rise...
Eight in 10 US private equity firms are now holding portfolio companies for at least five years, while an even larger proportion expect acquisition prices to rise over the coming 12 months as competition for assets intensifies, new BDO research shows.
Deal Roundup: Platinum completes $6.6bn Urbaser exit to Blackstone, EQT; Flexpoint, Shamrock buy Podium
Platinum Equity has completed its $6.6bn sale of environmental infrastructure business Urbaser to Blackstone Infrastructure and EQT Infrastructure, five years after buying the Madrid-headquartered company for $4.2bn.
Brown University to promote Kennedy to CIO as Dietze prepares to move on from...
Brown University has promoted deputy CIO Joshua Kennedy to lead its $8bn endowment as Jane Dietze prepares to leave after eight years as CIO.
Sundance Growth doubles fund size with $250m Fund II close 15 months after debut...
Sundance Growth has doubled the size of its flagship growth equity strategy with a $250m second fund close, just 15 months after raising its $125m debut vehicle.
Certares extends near-decade Guardian Alarm investment through New 2ND-led continuation deal
Certares has extended its almost decade-long ownership of Guardian Alarm through a single-asset continuation fund led by New 2ND Capital.
Constitution Capital hires WTW veteran to build defined contribution pension plan business
Constitution Capital Partners has hired WTW retirement industry veteran Rich Schainker as a managing director to expand its defined-contribution business, just weeks after launching a private equity vehicle targeting the US retirement plan market.
Schroders Capital closes record $1.3bn co-invest fund as annual PE fundraising tops $5bn
Schroders Capital has raised $1.3bn for its fourth flagship private equity co-investment fund, making it the firm's largest closed-ended commingled PE vehicle to date.
