Some LPs have expressed scepticism around the return potential of LP-led secondaries, while interest in CVs is heating up.
Our latest ranking of the industry’s biggest fundraisers serves as a reminder that there’s more to the state of play than meets the eye.
Our latest ranking shows external fundraisers are fuelling growth in the lower and mid-market, and are continuing to support emerging managers.
Longer hold periods and lower distribution rates mean LPs can expect managers to offer alpha-delivering strategies via increasingly differentiated ways.
Dealmakers are a part of their firms’ LP relationships. They should be cautious about cold-shouldering LPs at the AGM.
Apollo chief executive Marc Rowan’s comments this week point to a messy situation involving three of private markets’ hottest trends.
Investors are waiting for answers around how their managers plan to navigate the ‘SaaSpocalypse’.
Developments on the international stage are already reshaping deal activity and fundraising inflows.
Our analysis this week of PEI Group performance data shows it's not all doom and gloom for software-focused funds, though the AI disruption threat is very real.
Fundraising timelines averaged about 14 months in the first quarter, the shortest since 2022. An early sign of improving fundraising conditions?