Private Equity

Performance

European family offices plan greater PE deployment

The average global family office will raise private equity deployment by almost 30% next year, a Campden Wealth and KKR report finds.

2 min read · 07 November 2018

LBO funds march towards 'sub-optimal' asset exposure

Dividend recaps and a favourable exit environment are causing LBO funds to deliver liquidity earlier, according to eFront data.

1 min read · 22 October 2018

Sweden’s AP7 is hungry for private equity

Per Olofsson, head of alternatives at the Swedish pension fund, talks about its battle to get fully invested.

7 min read · 11 October 2018

Why Turkish PE could delight LPs

eFront's chief strategy officer dives deep into the performance of Turkey's private equity funds.

3 min read · 04 October 2018

Alaska reaps reward for going direct

The sovereign wealth fund’s $7.2bn private equity and special opportunities portfolio returned 32.7% for the year ending 30 June.

2 min read · 02 October 2018

Global financial crisis: 'The phone just stopped ringing'

An LP and a GP reflect on the events of September 2008 and how it changed them as investors.

5 min read · 27 September 2018

Baltimore’s Fire & Police pension’s direct fund investments boost PE performance

3 min read · 21 September 2018

Can private equity outrun the bears?

Private equity – and its considerable fees – does not compare well with a booming stock market, but it’s not time to give up on the asset class just yet.

3 min read · 20 September 2018

Investors

Africa special: currency risk is the biggest concern for LPs

CDC, South Suez and 57 Stars discuss the risks – and returns – of investing in Africa.

5 min read · 18 September 2018

Odds of choosing a winning PE fund 'worse than flipping a coin'

Picking a GP at random now gives investors less than a 50% chance at beating public markets, according to data from PitchBook.

1 min read · 18 September 2018

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