Private Equity
The proportion of secondaries transaction volumes to primary capital raised has stayed stubbornly around the 1% mark, as the primary market continues to grow.
3 min read · 01 September 2021
A gender-lens approach can boost business performance and enhance women’s economic empowerment in Africa, says Anne-Marie Lévesque of development finance institution FinDev Canada.
2 min read · 01 September 2021
Unlike secondaries deals, mid-life co-investments do not require the creation of a new vehicle or resetting fund economics.
3 min read · 01 September 2021
Secondaries fundraising hit its second-highest half-yearly total ever in H1 2021, despite being down 27% in year-on-year terms.
1 min read · 01 September 2021
This year, for the first time, we enlisted the help of three external judges to choose the top 20 most influential people in secondaries.
2 min read · 01 September 2021
In the magazine: Five ways secondaries is shaking up private equity and our exclusive SI 50 ranking of the sector’s biggest fundraisers; An Asia roundtable; Plus much more…
1 min read · 31 August 2021
IOP hits the red-hot fundraising market that is crowding LPs’ commitment calendars, as established firms come back earlier than expected, raise capital around new strategies and new firms look for backers.
2 min read · 31 August 2021
Capital is flocking to safer hands as regulatory and geopolitical headwinds threaten market sentiment towards PE in the region.
10 min read · 31 August 2021
Kentucky-based MiddleGround Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, has closed its second flagship fund at $800 million and $459.5 million for a specialty fund focused on automotive investments.
3 min read · 31 August 2021
Special purpose acquisition companies present fertile ground for private equity firms, but they are not without their challenges for the mid-market, say Baker McKenzie partners Michael Fieweger and Derek Liu
7 min read · 31 August 2021
