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LPs navigate historically crowded fundraising marketThere are more private equity funds in the market this year than ever before. And that has made for a busy summer for some GPs and LPs. There were 2,176 private equity funds, across all strategies, in the market as of July 2014 seeking to raise an aggregate US$743 billion, according to the second quarter private equity fundraising report from data provider Preqin. A more recent report puts the number of funds in the market at 2,199.
LPs navigate the most historically crowded fundraising marketThere are more private equity funds in the market this year than ever before. And that has made for a busy summer for GPs and LPs.
LPs navigate most crowded fund marketThere are more private equity funds in the market this year than ever before. And that has made for a busy summer for some GPs and LPs.
- LP memo: Hellman & Friedman plans final close for October
An investment memo prepared by staff at the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System indicates that Hellman & Friedman may close its latest mega-buyout fund as early as September. The retirement system’s board approved a commitment of up to $50 million to Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII at its Aug. 13 meeting, Commission Secretary Norm Nickens told Buyouts.
peHUB First ReadTo cap your week, First Read has news that LPs received historic levels of distributions last year, Argentina is prepared to use an anti-terrorism law against RR Donnelley and no, Yellowstone's supervolcano is not about to erupt.
Bubble-era funds prove a value investment for secondariesFor most LPs, dot-com, bubble-era venture funds aren’t an investment that warrants much bragging. But recently, one group has done quite well with the asset class: Secondary investors.
Venture capital returns keep bulking upVenture capital returns dropped in the first quarter from the end of last year, but they continued to show improvement over longer time frames, according to a report by Cambridge Associates.
- Cambridge Associates taps KPMG's Koriath to head UK pension practice
Global institutional Investment advisor Cambridge Associates has named Alex Koriath as head of its UK pension practice. Prior to joining the company, Koriath worked at KPMG's investment advisory team in London, where he served as director and head of fiduciary management advisory services and head of manager research.
- Cambridge hires Koriath as head of UK pension practice
Cambridge Associates has hired Alex Koriath as head of the UK pension practice. Koriath joins Cambridge from KPMG's investment advisory team in London, where he worked as director and head of fiduciary management advisory services and head of manager research.
Dowsing for financial doom in the private equity secondary marketAre signals of a market correction evident in the private equity secondary market? Some private equity limited partners have been "de-risking" their illiquid portfolios, according to a fresh first-half pricing report from Cogent Partners.