Private Equity
Thoma Bravo is reportedly seeking $16.5bn for Fund XIV, which, if successful, would be at least 30% larger than its 2018-vintage Fund XIII.
1 min read · 13 October 2020
Buyout funds recorded an average multiple of 1.36x on invested capital in the first half of the year, reverting to the 10-year historical average and down from the near-record 1.45x in late 2019.
3 min read · 07 October 2020
Institutional investors want to avoid mistakes they made post-GFC and want to capitalise on investment opportunities working around covid-19-induced limitations, Probitas has found.
3 min read · 05 October 2020
Should the fundraising environment cloud over, LPs could take the upper hand in fee negotiations – with consequences for managers’ business models.
2 min read · 29 September 2020
More than half of respondents to a survey by Eaton Partners said they believe the worst impact of the covid-19 crisis is behind us.
2 min read · 28 September 2020
The shift to virtual has resulted in more touchpoints with LPs and it can be challenging to assess whether these will turn into commitments, a report by Campbell Lutyens has found.
3 min read · 21 September 2020
A chart showing the biggest fundraisers in the secondaries market and how much they've collected over a five-year period.
1 min read · 01 September 2020
Our largest-ever ranking shows the secondaries market is here to stay, and its biggest participants are ready to capitalise on post-covid opportunities.
6 min read · 01 September 2020
Benelux, the Nordics and the UK were top performers in the buyout markets last year, data from eFront show.
2 min read · 06 August 2020
MM&K recently conducted its annual survey of the latest trends in PE and VC fund managers’ compensation. Director Nigel Mills reveals the findings.
4 min read · 04 August 2020
