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Permanent Capital Vehicles: The Patient Money Reshaping the Mid-Market family office fund structure hold period lp gp mid-market permanent capital value creation Jul 23, 2026

The structure that used to define private equity, a closed end fund with a five to seven year hold mandate and a defined exit pressure, is no longer the only structure in the market. Over the past fiv...

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Agentic Workflows in the Mid-Market: Where to Start, What to Skip agentic ai ai agents ai in pe mid-market operating model value creation workflow automation Jul 09, 2026

The conversation about AI in private equity has shifted in 2026. The earlier waves of copilot deployment, document summarization, and chatbot pilots have given way to a more ambitious framing. Agentic...

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The Founder Speed Tax: When Professionalization Kills the Business You Bought culture founder mode governance mid-market operating partner professionalism value creation Jun 18, 2026

Private equity has a recurring blind spot. It pays a premium for founder-led businesses because they grow faster, decide faster, and convert customers faster than their corporate equivalents. Then it ...

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