Private Equity
Subdued distributions, an aversion to tech and declining valuations were among the key trends shaping private equity in the region last year.
3 min read · 11 March 2020
Private equity, which still offers the largest carry and salary, typically pays lower bonuses, according to research by salary comparison firm Emolument.
2 min read · 09 March 2020
Compensation in PE is increasing across the board, especially in junior positions, according to two extensive research reports.
4 min read · 02 March 2020
The Institutional Limited Partners Association’s private equity diversity and inclusion roadmap is an open-source and online resource for LPs, GPs and industry practitioners.
2 min read · 25 February 2020
PE returns lag behind US stocks and firms use higher levels of debt to finance ever-expensive purchases, according to latest reports from Bain and McKinsey.
4 min read · 24 February 2020
Funds in the region have retained a significant proportion of unrealised value due to a tricky exit environment, exacerbated by a predilection for minority investments.
4 min read · 12 February 2020
Global pension funds' appetites for private markets has risen 17 percentage points over the past two decades, according to Willis Towers Watson.
3 min read · 11 February 2020
A white paper from Capital Dynamics shows multi-manager co-investment funds outperform primary vehicles and demonstrate more attractive risk characteristics.
3 min read · 10 February 2020
Four additional entrants have been welcomed into the HEC Private Equity Value Creation Hall of Fame, launched in 2017 by associate professor Oliver Gottschalg.
2 min read · 09 January 2020
Fund performance data show the former is likelier to deliver better returns in the US and Asia, while Europe’s homogenous nature gives pan-regional strategies the edge.
4 min read · 08 January 2020
