Limited Partners

Investor appetite for emerging managers has declined amid difficult fundraising conditions.

ESG continues to garner support from investors in Europe and Asia while facing political headwinds in the US.

Liquidity is front of mind for LPs at a time when high interest rates, inflation and recession have become the main risks facing private markets portfolios.

LPs want more co-investments and are increasingly participating in more complex transactions with GPs.

How we conducted our annual study of LP views on private markets

Investors that are still actively investing are spending more time drilling into fund managers.

Our annual study of LP sentiment provides a window into how investors see private equity’s future

Not only are LPs looking to commit capital to the strategy, there is also increasing demand for GP-led exposure.

The proportion of investor respondents to Private Equity International’s LP Perspectives 2024 Study that are overallocated to the asset class has fallen to 18%.

The firm had closed its predecessor Fund VIII in 2018, exceeding its $6bn target.