Helen de Beer
Helen de Beer is the editor of Private Equity International’s print edition. She joined PEI Group in 2021, coming from a background of financial, tech and travel publishing: she previously served as editor of World Finance and Business Destinations magazines and, later, head of print at World News Media. She graduated from the University of Birmingham and is based in PEI’s London office.
Optimistic fund managers believe pick-ups in dealflow and fundraising could frame market activity this year.
The UK will bring carried interest into the income tax framework from April 2026.
Increased regulatory scrutiny remains in other corners of the market despite the SEC’s private fund rules being dashed this year.
Investors share their views on the outlook for the industry in our annual LP Perspectives Study.
As the threat of rising interest rates has largely dissipated, investor concern has turned to geopolitical uncertainty.
Private equity investment in the education sector has slumped since the pandemic-driven days of online learning.
The US presidential election result drew an ‘unexpectedly strong’ reaction from the market, according to chief executive Harvey Schwartz.
The passive index investing-focused firm gives investors exposure to the largest private equity funds in market on an annual vintage basis.
The industry has reached a compromise on carried interest, with a tax rate of 32% commencing from April 2025.
In our latest data visualisation we examine growth equity – a strategy showing early signs of a slump amid difficult market conditions.