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Chart of the week: 8 pct remains most common hurdle rate

Chart of the week: Priority returns remain a fixture for buyout firms

LPs turn cautiously more interested in venture capital this year

MassPRIM bets on Thoma Bravo’s debut middle-market fund

CalPERS trains sight on GPs’ management of defined benefit plans

Outlook 2016: Value creation goes digital

A focus on value creation will be more important than ever next year as GPs seek to maximise value for their investors in a world of frothy valuations, says Apax’s Marcelo Gigliani.

Outlook 2016: China’s year of the Mid-market

As the IMF predicts slower growth in China in 2016, the government is instituting reforms to push a consumer driven economy, which will provide opportunities for mid-market investors.

Keyhaven holds first close on new secondaries fund

The London-based boutique investment manager will seek capital from investors in North America, Europe and Asia.

Black Toro Capital holds first close on Fund II

Spanish special situations manager Black Toro Capital has reached a first close on €136 million for its second fund aided by a commitment from the University of Michigan.

Chart of the week: The decline of European debut private equity fund managers

First-time European managers of closed-ended private equity funds have raised less than half of the amount collected in 2010.