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Private equity\u00a0explained<\/h1>\n

How private equity works, what it asks of you and where the returns come from. In plain English, without the sales\u00a0pitch.<\/p>\n

Start at the\u00a0beginning<\/a>Get the\u00a0brochure<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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8 August 2026 \u00b7 4\u00a0min<\/span>\u00a0read<\/span><\/div>

What is private\u00a0equity?<\/a><\/h3>

Investing in companies that are not listed on a stock exchange: how a fund works, where the returns come from and how it differs from the stock\u00a0market.<\/p>

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Written\u00a0by<\/small>Denzell\u00a0Melles<\/a>Managing\u00a0Partner<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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13 August 2026 \u00b7 4\u00a0min<\/span>\u00a0read<\/span><\/div>

Investing in private equity: not all at\u00a0once<\/a><\/h3>

You commit an amount, but pay it in stages, as and when the fund needs the money. Each of these requests for payment is called a capital\u00a0call.<\/p>

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15 September 2026 \u00b7 4\u00a0min<\/span>\u00a0read<\/span><\/div>

What is the\u00a0J-curve?<\/a><\/h3>

Why a private equity fund calls more capital than it distributes in its first few years, and why that can reverse later\u00a0on.<\/p>

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4 October 2026 \u00b7 6\u00a0min<\/span>\u00a0read<\/span><\/div>

What is the difference between venture, growth and\u00a0buyout?<\/a><\/h3>

3 strategies, 3 types of company: how venture, growth and buyout relate to each\u00a0other.<\/p>

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29 October 2026 \u00b7 6\u00a0min<\/span>\u00a0read<\/span><\/div>

How do you measure private equity\u00a0returns?<\/a><\/h3>

Money goes into the fund in stages and comes back in stages. This is how you read TVPI, DPI and\u00a0IRR.<\/p>

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5 November 2026 \u00b7 5\u00a0min<\/span>\u00a0read<\/span><\/div>

Why the choice of fund manager carries so much\u00a0weight<\/a><\/h3>

In private equity, the results of fund managers are much further apart than on the stock\u00a0market.<\/p>

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Written\u00a0by<\/small>Denzell\u00a0Melles<\/a>Managing\u00a0Partner<\/small><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n \n <\/svg><\/span>\n How it works, in 3\u00a0minutes<\/b>From your commitment to your distributions, explained\u00a0visually.<\/span><\/span>\n View the\u00a0explainer<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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Get the\u00a0brochure<\/h2>\n
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