A recap report of private equity deal trends of 2017 and the most important action to watch in 2018.

The middle market is on fire, but mega-fund deals are not sufficient.

Why traditional deal terms are changing for competitive PE firms.

How artificial intelligence is profoundly changing the game for consumer companies…

The founder of The Lucas Group on how the advent of AI and machine learning compares to the mid-1990s build-up of the internet.

Why Arsenal Capital is so excited about the innovative companies it backs.

Why the dearth of mega-deals may be near an end, and why the biggest deals of the third quarter were in Asia.

How two of Arsenal’s first three deals provided painful lessons.

Why the dearth of mega-deals may be near an end; Asia volume explodes.

How some PE firms find answers to potential buyer questions ahead of time.

How lower-middle market businesses can be transformed through valuable data.

Permira’s Tom Lister talks the firm’s highly successful Hugo Boss deal.

How some PE firms decide whether or not to participate in an auction.

What to do about the need for high-skill workers and the disappearance of low-skill jobs?

The story behind Oaktree’s 23x return on a distressed food company.

Permira’s Tom Lister remembers his days with Ted Forstmann.

Permira’s Tom Lister talks about the “fantastic” culture of the global firm.

A comprehensive report of the tepid private equity deal volume of Q2 2017, and more…