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Following a prolonged period of historically low exit volumes and extended holding periods, private equity activity is regaining momentum, with 215 significant deals announced in the first half of 2025, totaling more than US$300 billion in enterprise value.

As private equity firms consider exiting their investments, it is important that they remain vigilant and focus on identifying and addressing potential risks early in the process to safeguard value and optimize returns. Human capital considerations, tailored insurance solutions, and innovative transactional risk insurance solutions are helping firms navigate challenges in an evolving risk landscape.

In this episode of Risk in Context, Paul Knowles, the Global Head of Marsh’s Private Equity and M&A Practice, speaks with Katie Gensheimer, Chief Client Officer for Marsh’s North American Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions business, Dhruv Mehra, who leads Mercer’s Global Private Equity client teams, and Philipp Giessen, who leads Marsh’s Private Equity and M&A Practice in Germany. They discuss the current private equity landscape and its impact on exit strategies, the people-related issues that funds should consider in their exit strategy, and the insurance solutions that can help firms mitigate risks.

Present yesterday, 10 November 2025, at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR), the President of the International Gas Union (IGU), Mr Andrea Stegher, took part in a debate on Europe’s energy security of supply with representatives from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) and the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies (OIES).

The debate on “Security of Supply” formed part of FSR’s 3-day specialised training on the Regulation of Gas Markets, targeted at leading Gas industry experts and practitioners.

As global Gas markets undergo profound transformation, driven by geopolitical shifts, decarbonisation imperatives, and rapidly evolving regulatory landscapes, the need for informed and strategic decision-making has never been greater.

The IGU President remarked: ”While some may perceive that European security of supply is less of an issue three years after the 2022 crisis, we have to continue investing in Gas resources and infrastructure to promote resilience of energy supplies both for the already well developed markets – where Gas plays an increasingly essential flexibility role to balance the power systems while continuing to heat homes and providing essential molecules to industries – and in developing countries where Gas will play an essential role in eradicating energy poverty”.