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Opticians, and economies of scale

STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Towns and cities across the country host independent opticians which could benefit from being part of a wider network. All Seas Capital have helped provide exactly that, with its investment in Hakim Group.

Hybrid fund expansion in numbers

Hybrid funds are proliferating. Here’s a quick rundown who’s launching these funds, and who they’re targeting.

Meeting of markets: Notes from our flagship New York summit

Private Equity Wire’s New York Private Capital Summit 2025 was our biggest, best-attended, most relevant event yet. In an industry full of paradoxes, our job is to make sense of it all. Here are seven top-line trends from the day.

Healthy indulgence, and the experience of retail

STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: As social life becomes digitised, consumers are increasingly looking for in-person retail experiences which offer a break from the online world. Verlinvest’s portfolio company Insomnia Cookies has utilised this trend to help create value.

Four points of divergence between wealth and institutional LPs 

With LP diversification dominating discourse, private equity managers are set to serve many masters with distinct priorities. Based on Private Equity Wire’s allocator surveys of more than 100 LPs through 2025, here are some factors that wealth managers very clearly prioritise more than the traditional institutional LP base. In time,

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