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Making headlines and starting conversations: The latest news from Patria

All Software Is Not Born Equal

The conversation about AI disrupting software is legitimate but it is being applied too broadly. Over the past few weeks, the market has treated software as a single category under threat, when the picture is likely to be far more varied.

Secondaries market is fast evolving to match the needs of the market

Global private equity buyouts have generated consistently strong returns over the last 25 years, with meaningful outperformance against public markets across all time periods, even in the globally volatile post-COVID years. This outperformance has driven huge inflows into the buyout asset class, particularly in the lower interest rate environment of 2016-2022.

A hunting ground for investors: The changing face of the financial and insurance sector

The Financial & Insurance Groups (“FIG”) sector has been a staple of the private equity (PE) market for several decades. Whilst other sectors have come into vogue in recent years, accounting for an increasing share of private equity deals, FIG’s share of the overall market has remained relatively stable, representing around 5-7% of deals completed.

Navigating the Evolving Landscape: European Private Equity in 2025 and Beyond

The European Private Equity (PE) market has navigated a turbulent period marked by the post pandemic M&A surge fueled by cheap debt, followed by inflationary pressures, monetary tightening, and macroeconomic uncertainty. As we progressed through 2024 and into 2025, green shoots of recovery appeared to be emerging, and 2025 promised to be a boom year of catch-up M&A.