Private Equity

Trends & Research

Momentum gathers for long-life vehicles

Investors are waking up to the appeal of long-life fund structures, a report has found.

2 min read · 28 November 2017

Australian PE in five charts

Private equity firms are making fewer but larger investments and mainly in the consumer services and retail, according to data from Australian private equity association.

2 min read · 20 November 2017

Introducing the private equity Hall of Fame

What are the greatest private equity funds of all time? PEI is pleased to present the HEC Private Equity Value Creation Hall of Fame and reveal its first entrant.

5 min read · 16 November 2017

South African PE defies public markets slump

Private equity funds posted a 13.6% pooled IRR over the past three years, significantly outperforming listed equity benchmarks.

2 min read · 13 November 2017

Cost transparency biggest LP-GP misalignment

Clearer free structures are more important for LPs than a reduction in fees, research from State Street has revealed.

2 min read · 09 November 2017

Why smaller funds are not always the best choice

Research from TorreyCove shows a ‘tenuous link’ between fund size and performance.

2 min read · 09 November 2017

Seven things you should know about CFO 2.0

Increased regulation, growing pressure from LPs, technology...here's a look at the most important changes chief financial officers have seen over the past two decades.

5 min read · 07 November 2017

PE competes with tech on talent and salary

Top talent being enticed away by tech unicorns is pushing up salaries in private equity, says search firm Heidrick & Struggles.

1 min read · 01 November 2017

Asset management giants grow alts businesses

The 500 largest fund managers held $2.5trn of alternative AUM at the end of last year, up 5% from 2015, according to the P&I/Willis Towers Watson global 500.

1 min read · 31 October 2017

Mid-market LBO issuance hits pre-crisis levels

Demand for mid-market leverage included covenant-lite issuance reaching $3.8bn in Q3, almost overtaking the $4bn loaned in 2016.

2 min read · 23 October 2017

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