Private Equity
Investors are waking up to the appeal of long-life fund structures, a report has found.
2 min read · 28 November 2017
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
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
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
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
Research from TorreyCove shows a ‘tenuous link’ between fund size and performance.
2 min read · 09 November 2017
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
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
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
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