Private Equity Insights

Navigating the Evolution of Private Equity: An Interview with Hugh MacArthur

At a moment of heightened uncertainty, we reflect on the industry’s watershed moments.

The Rise and Rise of the Secondary Market with Lexington Partners’ Wilson Warren

A 30-year veteran shares why the secondary market’s growth continues to surprise him.

NAV Loans Under the Microscope with 17Capital’s Pierre-Antoine de Selancy

We ask a leader in NAV loans about the enthusiasm and the skepticism around this growing trend.

Inside Bain’s 2025 Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report

Bain partners share the trends and insights that are setting the pace for private equity in Asia-Pacific.

Full Speed Ahead with Hamilton Lane’s Erik Hirsch

In the second of our two-part series, we learn how Hamilton Lane is building an analytics engine that can serve both institutional and individual investors.

Warp Speed with Hamilton Lane’s Erik Hirsch

Hamilton Lane’s co-CEO takes us inside the rapid build-out of private market infrastructure.

Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2025

Most markets showed signs of bouncing back, but fund-raising remained in freefall.

Where Infrastructure Deals Are Heading

In the second of our two-part infrastructure series, we look at which subsectors are heating up and how opportunities across sectors are converging.

Infrastructure’s New Playbook

Infrastructure deals are evolving, and private capital could play a pivotal role in the space.

Inside Bain's 2025 Private Equity Report

Bain's Hugh MacArthur shares key insights from our 2025 Global Private Equity Report.

Dry Powder: Live from NEXUS 2025

Carlyle’s Brian Bernasek shares his 2025 market outlook, his thoughts on sector expertise, and how his team is rapidly deploying generative AI.

Bain & Company’s 2025 Global Private Equity Report: Executive Summary

We cover three overarching themes from this year’s report, including clear evidence of an industry recovery, continuing challenges for general partners, and strategies for winning the future.

PE-Backed Carve-Outs Used to Be Reliable Winners. So What Happened?

Top-tier deals still deliver, but the average carve-out lags. Here’s how the best funds continue to win.

Wanted: Margin Growth in Software Investing

Private equity investors have relied almost exclusively on revenue growth and multiple expansion to power software buyout returns. That was nice, but those days are over.

Profile of an Industry Innovator with TPG’s Jim Coulter

Jim Coulter reflects on the legacy of his cofounder, David Bonderman, while asking whether private equity still makes room for unorthodox investors like him today.

The Leaders Strategy with GTCR’s Collin Roche

In an industry where management change-out rates hover around 50%, GTCR is a curious outlier.

Macro Update: The Expanding Frontiers of Automation

From strawberry picking to bricklaying, automation is revolutionizing unexpected corners of the workforce.

Healthcare Private Equity Market 2024: Year in Review and Outlook

Despite high borrowing costs and extended hold times in 2024, dealmaking roared ahead, marking the second-highest year on record.

Why Mid-Market Healthcare Private Equity Firms Are Outperforming

Limited partners have embraced mid-market fund managers for their strong returns and industry expertise.

Carve-Outs Open Up Value in a Tight Deal Market

Carve-outs give private equity firms access to undervalued assets while allowing public companies to divest slow-growth businesses.

Maximizing Exit Value: An Imperative for Both Sellers and Buyers

Challenging market dynamics and macroeconomic factors are adding to an exit slowdown.

An Optimistic Growth Outlook in Asia-Pacific

An evolving macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape has fueled investment diversification to India, Japan, and South Korea.

Macro Update: Navigating Inflation and Policy Shifts Under a New Administration

With inflation easing and public markets on the rise, the key questions are whether the Federal Reserve has overcorrected and how the new administration will impact the path to recovery.

Rethinking Defense: The Role of Private Capital

The defense sector needs private capital to fuel innovation, expand capacity, and improve affordability.

Tech Sector Update: Waiting for a Recovery

Game Changers in Generative AI with Hg’s David Toms

In part two of our interview series, we explore how generative AI is forcing a radical reconsideration of how software is priced and deployed at scale.

Wins in Generative AI with Hg’s David Toms

Hg’s head of research shares some of the more remarkable generative AI use cases and what they reveal about the future of work.