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Limited partners: limited appetiteFundraising for Asia-focused funds may have stalled, but it has less to do with Asia than it has to with a slowdown in the pace of investments globally, writes Siddharth Poddar.
- Study: Firms will disappear, merge amid ‘shake-out’
Bridgepoint’s acquisition of Hermes’ direct funds and CapDyn’s assumption of HRJ’s assets are examples of a trend mid-market GPs expect to continue.
- Study: Mid-market records superior performance
BVCA data shows UK private equity funds outperforming the public markets over both the short and long term, as well as a shift in the balance of power towards mid-market returns.
- CapDyn gains Silicon Valley foothold with HRJ take-over
Swiss alternatives firm Capital Dynamics will augment its fund of funds platform by assuming management of HRJ’s $2bn in assets. The US fund of funds was reportedly burned by its over-commitment strategy last year, causing it to breach debt covenants and seek secondary sales.
- Something for everyone
CapDyn’s choice to acquire HRJ expands its products, while helping the fund of funds out of hot water, writes Amanda Janis.
- Charterhouse slashes a third off Fund IX
The London-based private equity firm has cut its latest fund target from €6bn to €4bn as investor caution impacts on the fundraising environment.
- Capital Dynamics to lead Thai pension’s global private equity expansion
The Government Pension Fund of Thailand has selected the Swiss private equity advisory firm to help implement a $330 million global private equity expansion plan.
- West Midlands pension commits $150m to Asia
One of the UK’s largest pension funds has awarded Capital Dynamics a discretionary mandate to focus on investments in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
- Depressed lending markets present opportunities for private equity
$1tr in leveraged loans has been affected by the collapse in investment banking, which has left the sector with far fewer sources of lending than before.
- Thomas Kubr: Funds to delay closings
The CEO of Capital Dynamics, a Switzerland-based alternative asset investment consultant and private equity investor, anticipates the slowed fundraising environment to persist and closings to be delayed. GPs will not return to market with new funds as quickly as they have in past years, he predicts.