

Private Equity Spotlight
PEI Group
PEI Group’s ‘Private Equity Spotlight’ podcast illuminates the latest trends in private equity across fundraising, portfolio management, deals, regulation and more. Get a front-row seat with our award-winning journalists from publications including Private Equity International, Private Funds CFO, Buyouts and PE Hub, as they interview the industry’s biggest personalities and dig deep into the dynamics affecting LPs, GPs and service providers. Available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Apr 28, 2021 • 16min
Behind the latest PE and private debt fundraising numbers
PEI's editorial team takes a look at the record $180bn raised for private equity in Q1 2021 and how average fund sizes for private debt funds topped $1bn for the first time during the quarter.

Apr 13, 2021 • 8min
How OMERS’ infrastructure portfolio bucked the trend in 2020
Philippe Busslinger, the Canadian pension’s head of infrastructure in Europe, explains what was behind its 8.6% return last year and how it plans to battle increased competition.

Apr 7, 2021 • 15min
SPONSORED: How private equity can unlock value in technology
Ryan Lanpher at Permira says partnering with strong management teams is the best way to capture value during these unprecedented times.

Apr 1, 2021 • 11min
Inside KKR’s employee ownership initiative
New Private Markets talks to Pete Stavros, partner and co-head of Americas private equity at KKR, about the firm’s approach to giving employees equity in their companies, and how it could catch on.

Mar 29, 2021 • 14min
ESG-linked fund finance: Sustainability step-change or window-dressing?
Editors from across the PEI stable jump on Zoom to swap thoughts on a growing trend in private markets: linking the cost of fund-level credit facilities to ESG performance.

Mar 10, 2021 • 8min
Why China’s policies are creating a funding gap
Government actions are generating opportunities in a range of sectors. Celia Yan of BlackRock tells us where to look.

Feb 26, 2021 • 9min
What does the refinancing wave mean for me?
A level of repayments is coming that some investors are prepared for and others may not be. Eric Lloyd and Jonathan Bock of Barings discuss what happens when loans repay.

Jan 28, 2021 • 33min
Real assets under Biden
Senior reporters and editors from PERE, Infrastructure Investor and Agri Investor dig into the changes most likely to impact their respective asset classes under the new president and Democrat-controlled Congress.

Jan 20, 2021 • 22min
How a Democrat-controlled US government could impact private equity
Senior editors from across PEI Media’s titles discuss what they’ll have their eyes on in the coming months, from taxes and SEC oversight to the possibility of the industry being thrown into the public spotlight.

Dec 15, 2020 • 17min
So you’re thinking of spinning out?
Carlo Pirzio-Biroli, managing partner of Glendower Capital, shares his top tips on how to set up your own fund.


