Performance

Established firms with ancillary strategies have at times struggled to attract capital for those funds outside of their core vehicles, and some have chosen to put parallel strategies on hold.

As the LP-led market grows ‘white hot,’ mosaic transactions are sparking debate among some practitioners over the impact on returns.

As contributions exceed distributions in the private equity asset class, the secondaries market is proving more important than ever, says Northleaf Capital Partners managing director Matthew Sparks.

Following a drought in distributions, private equity dealmaking is showing signs of awakening in 2024, writes Yann Robard, managing partner at Dawson Partners.

The secondaries industry is stepping up its reporting of the performance of continuation fund exits.

GPs are responding to a challenging market environment with ingenuity and innovation, say Deloitte’s Emma Cox and Bryant Huber.

In a tough capital-raising market, GPs are offering more incentives to LPs. This seems to be the approach taken by Constitution, which is offering a 50% fee discount to early investors in Ironsides VII.

The firm, which collected about $2.8bn for its fifth Japan fund earlier this month, keeps junior and mid-level staff motivated by ensuring they receive hands-on deal experience, Japan co-head Kazuhiro Yamada tells PEI.

Fundraising for growth funds represented about 19.6% of the total private equity capital raised in the first quarter, according to Buyouts data.