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Devin Talbott, Enlightenment Capital, private equity, aerospace and defense, merger, M&A
The industrial tech investor landed its latest fund by balancing its long-term plans for compounding growth with exits in the here and now.
The sector-specialistโ€™s formula features a team with a long history and a shared mindset.
zombie funds
The firm, which had predicted zombie funds would reach $1trn by 2030, says it now expects it to reach $2trn by that time.
In this quarter's performance data report, we take a deeper look at DPI trends across vintages, as average hold periods stretch into unprecedented territory.
Judge gavel and law books in court, law and justice background concept
Jury dismissed claims by former placement agent Mercury Capital's co-founder that the firm became a 'safe haven for white men only' under then-CEO Michael Ricciardi.
Some LPs reject the idea of investing alongside retail vehicles outright. Others accept that it is a tsunami they will have to ride and are making progress in how they protect their privileged place.
From a birdโ€™s eye view, US emerging managers seem to be enjoying an early spring. But if the market for new players is coming up roses, LPs donโ€™t seem to smell it, results of Buyoutsโ€™ Emerging Managers Survey 2026 suggest.
Marcie Frost started out as a teenage mother with a temp job as a typist. She would rise to become the CEO of the largest public pension in the US, without receiving a college degree, and experiencing a diversity of roles along the way that no college degree could buy.
NEXUS 2026
The Oslo-based firm is expanding its North American LP base as investors there increasingly look to Europe for outsized returns.
NEXUS 2026 returns in February 22-25 in Florida
Some 900 people are set to attend our NEXUS event in Orlando next week, among them nearly 300 LPs.
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