Trends & Research

Fundraising and investment activity in the region hit record highs in 2018 with €97.3bn of capital raised and €80.6bn of deals transacted, according to data from Invest Europe.

South-East Asia retains the top spot as the most attractive market for investment, while China has overtaken India to claim second place, according to the latest investor survey from EMPEA.

The average time between funds increased to four years and three months in 2018, the first such increase in five years, according to EY research.

Private equity is expected to deliver the highest returns in the next 12 months by 43% of respondents, the highest of any asset class, according to GSAM research.

In this 11-slide presentation PEI breaks down the $91bn of capital raised for private equity last quarter by strategy, geography and the industry's biggest funds.

Almost two-thirds of mainland Chinese businesses plan to increase international spending by more than 10% over the next two years, according to Baker McKenzie research.

Examine five key issues for impact investors, ranging from whether there is a sufficient opportunity set to what returns LPs might expect to receive.

Funds focused on the strategy closed on almost $25bn in the first quarter of this year, the best such period for growth equity since at least 2008.

Traditional revenue sources for asset managers are expected to decline over the next five years.

More than 1,300 investors are managing $502bn in assets slated for positive change, according to the Global Impact Investing Network.