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Buyout Managers Can’t Lean on Leverage Amid Higher Rates, Slower Growth

As interest rates rise and growth slows, buyout managers who rely on leverage to generate returns are likely to underperform those with deep secto ...

Private Markets 2026 Outlook: Improving Liquidity Amid Greater AI Adoption

We expect IPO, M&A and buyout markets to boost liquidity and dealmaking in 2026, with AI shifting from experimentation to meaningful adoption.

Asia Tech: From Follower to the Forefront of Innovation

Driven by deep talent pools and vast markets powering rapid, cost-effective growth, Asia’s technology sector is experiencing significant innovation.

Enabler, Accelerator, Emerging Threat: How Buyout Managers Leverage AI

Buyout managers are increasingly using AI to sharpen their investment processes and to help portfolio companies drive revenue and productivity gains.

Liquidity Outlook – Are We Poised for a Rebound?

As exit activity lags, buyout valuation premiums can still be realized for high-quality small- and mid-sized businesses in sectors with tailwinds.

Private Markets 2025 Outlook: Resurgence in Deal Activity, Liquidity

Our investment teams are optimistic that heightened deal and exit activity anticipated in 2025 will in turn boost fundraising across private markets.

Business Transformation Draws Investors to Japan’s Private Equity

Corporate reform, digitization, attractive valuations and favorable financing conditions are lifting the allure of Japan for many private markets ...

Buyouts Magazine: Co-Investment Advantages Boost Investor Interest

Co-investments can add incremental, tactical private equity exposure for a typically lower all-in cost, say David Brett, Michael Taylor and Craig ...

Buyouts Magazine: From Upstarts to Titans

Buyouts spoke with Sunil Mishra, Sergey Sheshuryak, and James Korczak to discuss why emerging managers can provide an edge in pursuing niche, over ...

It’s a Case of ‘BuyIRR Beware’ for Private Equity Investors as Headwinds Compress Multiples

“BuyIRR Beware” is the mantra we believe investors need to heed when selecting private equity managers. The ability to distinguish between repeata ...

Private Equity Update: Capital Calls, Distributions, and Valuations

Adams Street shares what we’re seeing in terms of private equity valuations, liquidity, and new deal activity.

From Upstart to Titan: Why Emerging Managers Can Provide an Edge

Adams Street’s primary investment team analyzes the parameters that go into selecting emerging managers who lack the record of more established peers.

A Conversation with Hg’s Steven Batchelor

Steven Batchelor, a Partner, the Chief Operating Officer and a Board Director at Hg in London talks with Adams Street’s Gregory Holden about ...

Buyouts Magazine: The Evolving Investment Opportunity in Private Tech

Buyouts Magazine spoke with Brijesh Jeevarathnam and Saguna Malhotra about the evolving investment opportunity in private tech.

Industrial Sector Perspectives: Finding Opportunity Amid Supply Chain, Labor Uncertainty

Between forced closures, subsequent supply chain disruption, labor shortages and whipsawing demand, many industrial companies were impacted by the ...