Private Equity
LPs are raising their hands to snatch a piece of the co-investment opportunity, but are they prepared for what follows?
10 min read · 02 September 2019
Median co-investment returns have plummeted from a high of 56% in 2003, according to data from CEPRES.
2 min read · 09 July 2019
Institutional investors are trying to do whatever they can to reduce gross-to-net spreads or reduce overall private equity fees to boost performance, according to research by Rede Partners.
2 min read · 20 March 2019
The Canadian pension has teamed up with Investcorp to invest in UTA in a deal valuing the talent agency at up to $800m.
4 min read · 08 August 2018
Europe-focused buyout strategies were the bright spot in the first half of 2018, according to PEI’s H1 fundraising data. View the report for H1 figures broken down by strategy, sector, fund size and region.
1 min read · 20 July 2018
Strategic buyers are starting to lose out to private equity firms which are leveraging tech advantages in their portfolios, according to a Silicon Valley-based partner at Hogan Lovells.
2 min read · 09 January 2018
Limited partners should question whether co-investments are within a manager's sweet spot, investors at PEI's Women in Private Equity conference said.
2 min read · 22 November 2017
Some 42% of LPs expect to deploy more capital via co-investments over the next year as investor sentiment shifts away from primary funds.
2 min read · 14 September 2017
The $1.9trn investor is ramping up co-investments with mid-market managers in its domestic market as improving corporate governance among Japanese companies is opening up carve-out opportunities.
2 min read · 06 September 2017
The vehicle has amassed $1.1bn so far for its latest secondaries vehicle.
2 min read · 13 July 2017
