There may be more private equity funds than McDonald's in the US, but a PitchBook study shows how the private equity industry ...

When private equity firms present their track records to investors, the charts often look too good to be true—higher returns with lower volatility than public markets. As it turns out, they often are ...

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Continuation funds, otherwise known as GP-led secondaries, have become a key investment trend in the private equity landscape, accounting for between 45 to 60% of all global secondary market deal flow ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Heron Finance announced today the official launch of its private equity strategy, giving accredited investors and family offices streamlined access to four ...

Private equity is moving closer to gaining entry into 401(k) accounts, but there’s no clear picture of how retail investments in the asset class will fare. The big publicly listed names — Apollo, ...

Finance industry participants and observers have recently been using the term crossover funds to describe investment vehicles that traffic in both public and private securities. The phenomenon it ...

Sherman McCoy, the lead character in the 1987 book The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe, was described as a “master of the universe” due to his role as the highest-earning bond trader at his ...

Private markets have long been the playground of institutional investors — endowments, pensions and ultra-high-net-worth families. In the past, the barriers to entry for the typical individual ...

Regulators and policymakers have been looking for ways to diversify retirement portfolios and improve long-term returns, and they may be getting their wish. In August, President Trump signed a ...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northleaf Capital Partners (“Northleaf”), a leading global private markets investment firm, today announced that it held the final closing for Northleaf Private Credit III ...

Capital Group is moving to expand access to private markets for US investors, announcing a new public-private equity fund in partnership with KKR. The proposed Capital Group KKR US Equity+ fund, ...