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HKVCA Forum: China PE facing tough timesChina’s deals, exits and fundraising have been disappointing, but panelists at the HKVCA Asia Private Equity Forum agreed that the downs are necessary for the industry to evolve.
- Performance anxiety: the quest for better benchmarks
Measuring and benchmarking performance has long been a headache for private equity investors. Could relative performance measures ease some of the pain – and help LPs make better asset allocation decisions? Amanda Janis reports
- Embracing operational change in China
A terrible 2012 for Chinese private equity activity has (finally) put the spotlight on the need for real operational work at portfolio companies – a key topic at this week’s PEI Asia Forum 2013.
- ILPA, Cambridge release industry benchmark
The Institutional Limited Partners Association’s collaboration with Cambridge Associates created a subset of data using private equity and venture capital funds from ILPA members’ portfolios.
- European, emerging markets distributions soar
Realisations from 2005-2007 vintage funds – boosted in part by Europe’s improving debt markets – caused a significant spike in third quarter realisations, according to data released this week by Cambridge Associates.
- Peter Dolan leaves Harvard
The long-time, influential LP stepped down from his post in April, leaving behind a legacy of tough due diligence and a willingness to speak his mind.
- Trade buyer influx boosts exit activity in Africa
Sales to strategic buyers accounted for half of the 118 realisations in Africa in the last five years, a new study suggests, helping PE achieve returns nearly twice those of regional public markets.
- Altius expands investment team
Two new hires come as the fund of funds is working to secure $150m for Fund II, which is expected to reach a final close by the end of the year.
- Bucking the trend
Is the higher level of commitments from North American LPs to Cinven’s new fund good news for other European GPs still on the road? Not necessarily, writes Yolanda Bobeldijk
- Listed equities surpass PE returns in Australia
Although private equity returns continued to beat public markets over three- and five-year horizons, listed equities outperformed the asset class during 2012, according to Cambridge Associates.