Many fund managers strive to be transparent with their financial disclosures. Others are so obstructive that they might as well be kicking sand in investors’ faces. While private equity is synonymous ...

The head of one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds said the clock is ticking for private equity and joined the chorus of investors who’ve grown worried about the industry’s valuation ...

Asset managers selling private assets to everyday investors claim to have found investing’s holy grail: lower risk (or at least less volatility) and better returns. Is that true? The answer is mixed.

Buyout firms have struggled to sell companies they own and have instead found a workaround to get cash back to clients: ...

Discover how interest rate changes influence private equity, affecting fundraising, valuation, and investment strategies in a global context.

Global private equity and venture capital deal value climbed in the first half, continuing a trend of high-value yet lower-volume deals. The aggregate deal value grew 18.7% to $386.42 billion between ...

Retail investors are finally gaining access to private equity—but many may be stepping into complex structures without fully understanding the risks. Fees can quietly erode returns. Liquidity can ...

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 ...

Retail investors are increasingly eager to access private equity (“PE”), drawn by the promise of higher returns and diversification. With public markets dominated by a narrow set of tech-driven ...

Ordinary Americans are helping throw lifelines to private equity funds. Apollo’s Athene insurance unit alone has pumped roughly $18 billion this year into funding the debts known as NAV loans, in ...