Game on: How private equity can invade the gaming market. 

Alphabites

LPs increase private equity allocations; fund closes for GHO and Cordiant.

Game Changers

 Why the gaming sector is firmly on the private equity rader. 

In the money

Investindustrial closes its seventh fund on €3.75bn. 

Election analysis

The UK general election will be watched closely by dealmakers. Lizzie Wills outlines the key policies in the various manifestos. 

The next generation 

Former Stanhope trio launch Eighteen48 Partners.

AI for alternatives

As data analytics capability expands, technology will play an increasingly important role in dealmaking. 

Beyond the banks

Private debt funds are ideally positioned to finance fast growing companies, says Neale Broadhead, managing partner at CVC Credit Partners. 

A fine legacy

Professor Mike Wright sadly passed away last month after decades of service to private equity. Wright contributed this guest comment to our 400th issue, which we rerun in recognition of his vast contribution to the industry. 

Refinancing 

GPs are turning to refinancings as a way to generate value. 

Q&A: Agilitas

Agilitas Private Equity's Martin Calderbank reflects on how the asset class has evolved. 

Deals in Brief

A round-up of deals from the past few weeks. 

Legal corner

Ashfords' Giles Hawkins and Cynthia Ma talk tokenisartion. 

People

Three partners for Archimed; new recruits at Hamilton Lane and Invest Europe. 

Vulture

Fund finance does Disney.