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Australian PE better than everPrivate equity figures in Australia are hitting new heights as more investors look to Asia Pacific for opportunities. With buyouts 542 percent up since crisis times, exit figures are higher than ever, according to figures from Dealogic.
- Australian private equity returns beat public markets
The country’s private equity and venture capital funds are delivering higher returns than several indexes, according to recent data from AVCAL and Cambridge Associates.
- Cambridge: Record pace of distributions
GPs have given back more money over the past three quarters than ever before, a function of the friendly capital markets and managers’ desire to impress LPs ahead of fundraisings.
- Study: GPs ready to ignite dry powder
A lull in overall investment activity coupled with pressure to deploy capital in existing funds is expected to spark an uptick in private equity deal flow in Europe and the UK, according to a new study by BDO.
- Venture-backed CEOs eye compensation hike
CEOs of venture-funded businesses expect roughly a 16% increase in compensation in 2012, according to a new study from ExpertCEO.
- Study: PE trumps public markets outside the US
Non-US developed market and emerging market private equity and venture capital outperformed the corresponding public markets in the first quarter, according to Cambridge Associates, which has made its private equity and venture capital data available to the public for the first time.
- PA SERS picks StepStone over Cambridge
The $26bn system, which returned 5.9% in its private equity portfolio during the second quarter, has hired StepStone Group as its alternatives consultant.
- Florida seeks managers for alternatives
The $155bn pension system plans to commit up to $6bn to alternatives over the next three years, including up to $2.5bn in private equity.
- Australian PE outperforms S&P/ASX 300
Australian private equity funds returned 7.7% in the past year, versus the S&P/ASX 300's 3.8%, according to the latest data released from Cambridge and AVCAL.
- VC boasts strong returns in Q1
Shorter-term venture performance showed significant improvement in Q1 2011, with modest increases in the three-, five- and 10-year periods, says NVCA president Mark Heesen.