Helen de Beer, Author at Private Debt Investor

Helen de Beer is the editor of Private Equity International’s print edition. She joined PEI Group in 2021, coming from a background of financial, tech and travel publishing: she previously served as editor of World Finance and Business Destinations magazines and, later, head of print at World News Media. She graduated from the University of Birmingham and is based in PEI’s London office.

LPs have mixed feelings about AI

Investors

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1 December 2025

While some investors feel positive about AI’s impact on operations, others remain cautious and are closely monitoring their GPs’ use of the technology, our LP Perspectives Survey 2026 finds.

A broken rope held together by a single thread

ILPA: Retail vehicles could fundamentally affect GP-LP alignment, industry’s long-term health

Investors

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4 November 2025

Growth in the retail space could come to the detriment of traditional LPs and their investment interests, says the Institutional Limited Partners Association.