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US Buyouts 2026: Deals, Exits, and Fundraising

Across private markets, LPs and GPs alike are looking to US buyout activity as an early sign of what’s to come in 2026 and beyond.

Preqin Benchmarks: Private Markets Performance Data Q4 2025

Preqin’s Private Markets Performance Data report provides a quarterly update on private capital performance and a snapshot of the ...

What fund term length tells us about fees and governance

Using infrastructure and private credit as illustrative case studies, this analysis explores how differences in average fund durat...

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Private equity and private credit in the lead for UK and Ireland investors

Evergreen funds set off at record-breaking pace in 2026

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Sustainability-labeled funds raise a combined $167bn in 2025

Why US senior housing appeals to institutional investors

Investing in the energy transition, private markets, and the ‘missing middle’

Insurers commit to private markets as non-bank lending continues to grow

Private debt’s role in financing growth and retirement savings

How fund managers can navigate complex operations smoothly

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Unicorns: The private capital take

As the environment for venture capital has become more challenging, the landscape that was once so favorable for unicorn creation ...

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Why sector specialism counts in multifamily investment

Kristy Heuberger, President of Investment Management at Fogelman, discusses the attractions of multifamily assets in the US and th...

State of the Market

Preqin’s State of the Market: H1 2026

In our first chart-based report of the year, we explore factors influencing the outlook for public and private markets in the firs...

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Private equity’s outlook still positive in the long term

Private equity funds demonstrate strong long-term performance and benefits for investors, despite short-term volatility

Three bright spots on the fundraising horizon in 2025

GPs will be encouraged by some of the positive trends emerging as we enter the second half of 2025

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Aladdin partners with AWS as multi-cloud adoption accelerates

Strategic partnership will enable clients to choose their preferred cloud provider Amazon Treasury will be among the first to adop...

Preqin Global Reports 2026: Key findings snapshot

Sign in or create a Preqin free account to access a complimentary preview of our Global Reports 2026 (available to Insights+ subsc...

Diversification with Private Markets

More investors are putting more capital into private markets – and diversification is a key reason why. This Preqin Primer explore...

Performance Benchmark for India Alternative Investment Funds (as of March 2025)

In partnership with the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) and under eligibility from the Securities and Exch...

Taiwan private capital investors: Shifting appetites and growing sophistication

In Taiwan, private capital investors – both institutional and private wealth – face a complex mix of opportunities and challenges ...

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Why US senior housing appeals to institutional investors

Brian Landrum and Trent Johnson, Co-Heads of US Seniors Housing at HMC, explain how multicycle investment experience and a strong ...

BlackRock Aladdin launches end-to-end private markets workflow for institutional inve...

BlackRock’s Aladdin business has expanded eFront® Insight for LPs. eFront Insight combines pre-investment data from Preqin® with ...

Preqin Global Webinar Series - Private Equity & Venture Capital

Register now for a discussion on how private equity has weathered the storm of rate hikes, with AUM continuing to grow and investo...

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Cybersecurity: challenges, deals, and opportunities for private markets

As governments and industries tackle new cybersecurity threats, what are the opportunities for private markets?

Sector in Focus

Sector in Focus: Data centers

The data center build-out, led by the big four hyperscalers, will require billions of dollars of private capital. Here we examine ...

Performance Update

Performance Pulse: H1 2026

This report examines the latest trends in private capital performance based on data up to the third quarter of 2025. We compare ea...

Asset Allocation

Private Markets Unpacked: Direct lending

Direct lending can act as an important entry point to private markets, offering reliable yields, long-term risk-adjusted returns, ...

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