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The proportion of LPs seeking to invest more in private equity has been hit by performance concerns, while Europe looks to benefit from US uncertainty.
The slowdown in fundraising, deal activity and exits, combined with wider market pressures, is creating opportunities for PE investors, especially in less efficient market segments, writes Schroders Capital’s Nils Rode.
Fund managers ‘don’t need to wait for the perfect, full potential exit,’ senior managing director Cindy Yan tells PEI.
The IPO market is now open for quality tech stocks, and increased M&A activity will likely soon follow, say Adams Street Partners’ Brijesh Jeevarathnam and Robin Murray.
Tech companies are well placed to answer PE sponsors’ growing questions about AI readiness, helping to buoy appetite for the sector, say KPMG’s Anuj Bahal, Patrick Carpenter and Greg Sward.
Private equity continues to back tech, with investors citing long-term trends, digital transformation and defensible revenue streams as key drivers.
Darren Cohen of Goldman Sachs discusses the recalibration occurring in the technology market and how digital innovation is driving change across industries.
Private markets investments will take 'twice as much effort' to generate returns similar to those seen over the past 15 years, says Texas Municipal Retirement System CIO Yup Kim.
LPs have started raising concerns about their GPs’ value creation plans for those portfolio companies sitting within older funds, writes Giovanni Legorano. So, are long-held assets receiving enough TLC?
If you build A-grade businesses through a growth-focused, product-first value creation strategy, it is still possible to pull off great exits, says Permira’s co-CEO Brian Ruder.