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How to break into GP stakesManagers hoping to launch a GP stakes strategy may find more luck if they pick a segment or region that is underserved by incumbent players.
GP stakes start attracting individual investorsPrivate wealth investors are developing a taste for GP stakes.
Secondaries a key driver of acquisitions for advisers and investment banksAdvisories with secondaries capabilities are proving attractive targets in the race to offer clients a one-stop shop.
Buyers and sellers continue to adapt in the fast-changing GP-led secondaries marketAdviser estimates put secondaries transaction volume at around $110bn, with GP-led processes accounting for roughly 45% of those transactions.
How does LP-GP alignment look at the start of 2024?One of Dechert’s top lawyers believes the power balance between LPs and GPs is starting to level out.
Majority of LPs require further education on NAV financing – Capstone surveyGPs are finding more varied ways to provide liquidity to their LPs, according to Capstone’s latest Liquidity Solutions Survey.
Private Fund Leaders Survey: Fund sizes stagnate in 2023The survey, which compiled responses from 101 senior buyout, growth, private debt, VC, real estate and infrastructure executives globally, found a smaller number in market than a year prior.
Private equity fundraising declines for third consecutive quarterSome 508 private equity funds reached a final close globally in the first half, down 48% from 974 funds in H1 2022, according to PEI's H1 fundraising report.
Low DPI trumps recession among LP concerns – Capstone reportThe denominator effect has dropped in importance as investors worry about liquidity, according to a survey from the placement firm on distributions and investor allocations.
LPs scrutinise GP-ledsThere is misalignment between investors and GPs on the topics of obstacles, red flags and expectations, a Capstone survey finds.