Private Equity
A spike in US buyout multiples was driven by opportunistic investing and certain sectors experiencing a 'sugar-rush' of sudden demand, according to PwC.
1 min read · 29 July 2020
The proportion of family offices intending to increase their direct PE activity also nearly halved during the pandemic, a study by UBS has found.
2 min read · 16 July 2020
Our interactive presentation takes you beyond the headlines of our inaugural institutional investor ranking, breaking down the entrants and analysing the trends.
1 min read · 15 July 2020
Funds that closed on more than $5bn in H1 took on average 15 months to do so, longer than in any of the previous five years, according to PEI data.
3 min read · 13 July 2020
Investor appetite for private equity mega-funds appear untouched as coronavirus prompts a flight to quality.
3 min read · 07 July 2020
The factors that make fintechs attractive private equity targets remain unchanged against the drop in volume last year, write Robert Ohrenstein and Jeremy Welch of KPMG.
2 min read · 30 June 2020
Public-to-private deals will be difficult to execute in the short term with publicly traded companies having less visibility on revenues, says Investec’s head of PE client group.
3 min read · 25 June 2020
Capital calls in US and European buyout funds fell below 5% in vintages 2017-19, compared with over 15% in the years before the GFC.
2 min read · 15 June 2020
Investors think GPs are not taking climate change seriously enough and want more opportunities to interact directly with other LPs, according to a Coller Capital report.
2 min read · 14 June 2020
PGIM and Singapore's SWF have designed a framework that considers how commitment strategy and private markets allocations can affect a portfolio’s ability to meet liquidity demands.
3 min read · 10 June 2020
