Global impact investing AUM has passed the $1trn milestone, but as the market grows, impact funds are having to find ways to stand out from the crowd.
Agreed changes to the ELTIF represent a step forward as the region seeks to expand access to alternatives.
Now on its 21st year, the Private Equity International Awards celebrate firms and institutions that have thrived in a highly volatile year for the industry.
Foreign exchange is too unpredictable to influence private equity decisions in the long run, but some portfolio companies could receive a boost from FX shifts in the near term.
It’s a crowded fundraising market where established names dominate, but start-ups can still grab the attention of LPs wanting to juice up their returns.
Long-term stability, transparency and accountability are needed to ensure such programmes benefit all parties involved, as our latest Deep Dive found out.
It’s a private fund innovation that could be a force for good, and one that some investors may struggle with.
Why? Because lower returns will be a temporary phenomenon and because private equity has operated in a much higher interest rate environment before, according to industry participants.
A trio of private equity giants with enormous existing LP bases are using digital securities platforms to unlock new sources of capital.
A demand that the $206bn state pension consider only ‘pecuniary’ factors when investing does little to change its sizeable private markets programme.