In the Media

We have been active in real estate secondaries for decades and have recently seen the market come of age in a higher rate world. Against this backdrop, Henrik Orrbeck and Stefan Lempen spoke to PERE about how we see the most interesting opportunities today in the “complex middle”. These are the mid-market situations that do not scale easily but have a strong value proposition for those that can navigate complexity.

"It is certainly not a binary question anymore — do I want to be in India or not? It is already beyond that. It is about how much allocation I want to give to India — the form and shape of that allocation, the size of that allocation," Vageesh Gupta, a Managing Director in our Private Equity team, said on a DealStreetAsia panel about the private equity market in India. During a wide-ranging conversation, Vageesh talked about identifying investments, the importance of a differentiated value creation plan, and the emergence of different exit routes.

Our Global Head of Infrastructure Esther Peiner sat down with Infrastructure Investor to talk about our portfolio company North Star, which now has one of the largest fleets of offshore wind support vessels in Europe. In this interview, Esther talks about how we built conviction in this sector, how our value creation plan has evolved, and our likely exit route. As Esther notes, "this is one of those niche, niche sectors that is so easy to overlook. But once you think it through, it’s super interesting from a risk-return and growth perspective."

"We are deeply embedded in the European living market. As a result, we can convert fragmentation into an edge, with the ability to design bespoke investment strategies and unlock additional value," Henrik Orrbeck, our Co-Head of Real Estate, told PERE in an interview on the residential sector. Henrik was joined by Lahcen Knapp, Chairman of Empira Group, to discuss where we see opportunities, what is driving rental growth, and how differentiation impacts asset performance.

Following the launch of our new Total Return Strategy, Todd Miller spoke to Private Equity International about how we see white space for a yield-focused strategy in the corporate private equity market, which type of assets will fall within focus, and what returns the strategy will be targeting. The strategy complements our existing private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, royalties, and special opportunities offerings, further expanding our range of differentiated solutions.

Despite the macro noise, 2025 was our second-best year ever for private equity realizations. How did we achieve this? As Ben McLean, a Managing Director in our Private Equity business, explains to Private Equity International in this interview, it boils down to quality. You cannot predict volatility, so you have to prepare for it by backing great business models that can sustain all weather conditions.