Private Equity

Performance

A question of performance

Private equity has probably outperformed public equities over the past 21 years but the uncertainty around performance and how it is measured remains a sticking point for the industry, writes Rod James.

4 min read · 01 December 2022

DOWNLOAD: Private equity fundraising dips further in Q3, as LP dry spell continues

Some 252 buyout, growth equity, venture capital and other PE vehicles in North America secured $111bn between July and September, down 20% from the second quarter.

1 min read · 28 November 2022

Tech valuations: Down, but not out

There may be disruption in the public markets, but tech verticals are still being primed for growth, whatever the future holds.

8 min read · 01 November 2022

Three key trends for investing in technology

A renewed focus on value creation and specific verticals may pay dividends for tech investments despite market volatility.

5 min read · 01 November 2022

The search for the ‘holy grail’ of comparable impact data

Impact performance benchmarks – like GIIN’s IRIS+ – are in their nascency, but there are those that believe they will enter the mainstream.

5 min read · 01 November 2022

Future Fund: Australia’s SWF anticipates a shake-up of PE firms

The sovereign wealth fund’s chief executive Raphael Arndt expects the macro environment to separate the wheat from the chaff among GPs.

2 min read · 26 October 2022

Manulife: Co-investing demands micro rigor and macro perspective

Getting the decision right on a co-investment opportunity – participate or pass – is crucial, says Manulife Investment Management’s Scott Garfield.

4 min read · 03 October 2022

Why co-investing is still on a roll

Co-investors are bullish about their opportunities to deploy capital in the year ahead, despite macroeconomic turmoil threatening to slow private equity dealflow.

8 min read · 03 October 2022

Co-investment under pressure

Co-investment brings benefits to both GPs and LPs, but unless tensions are resolved, there is a real risk that it could be regulated out of the market.

6 min read · 03 October 2022

MiddleGround Capital: Chain reaction

Being a communicative and reliable part of the supply chain can enable mid-market industrial companies to gain market share, says MiddleGround Capital’s Scot Duncan.

6 min read · 03 October 2022

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