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  • Impact special: measuring the double bottom line
    Isobel Markham- 31 October 2017

    For some fund managers, measuring progress towards impact goals is just as important as assessing financial performance.

  • Investing in the lower mid-market is like boiling the ocean
    InvestorsIsobel Markham- 12 October 2017

    Industry practitioners agree the best managers in the lower mid-market are producing the best returns private equity can offer – but identifying those groups is not an easy task.

  • Dealmaking struggles to keep pace amid fundraising boom
    FundsIsobel Markham- 5 October 2017

    Fundraising figures for this year are starting to resemble 2007; less so for transaction numbers.

  • LPs dropping PE for private debt
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 2 October 2017

    A ‘hazardous market’ of high leverage and high pricings is a sign to invest in a low volatility asset, according to panellists at sister publication Private Debt Investor’s New York Forum.

  • OpEx Awards 2017: Get ready to be tested
    Private Equity News & AnalysisToby Mitchenall- 25 September 2017

    As Private Equity International prepares to announce its Operational Excellence 2017 award winners, we take a look at the investment environment ahead and the importance of operational capabilities.

  • Four questions on Asia Alternatives $1.8bn Fund V
    InvestorsCarmela Mendoza- 19 September 2017

    Private Equity International recently caught up with Asia Alternatives co-founder Rebecca Xu on how its latest vehicle will be deployed.

  • Non-US developed private funds beat public benchmark
    Rod James- 31 August 2017

    Strong performance by privately held Dutch portfolio companies helped Cambridge Associates’ PE and VC index outperform listed comparables by 11ppt.

  • Secondaries: In your starting line-up
    Isobel Markham- 15 August 2017

    Whether your private equity programme is gearing up for the first pitch or already in the seventh innings, there’s a place for secondaries on the roster.

  • Energy led US PE returns in 2016, study finds
    InvestorsMarine Cole- 9 August 2017

    The Cambridge Associates US private equity index had its best year since 2013.

  • Australian super funds eye direct deals
    Carmela Mendoza- 5 July 2017

    With Australia’s shrinking GP base and tighter regulation on fees, superannuation funds are increasing exposure to direct deals, according to Willis Towers Watson's director of manager research for Australia.