Performance

With so much recent track record unrealised, investors must focus on cash-on-cash, says Ivan Vercoutère, co-founder of LGT Capital Partners.

The SWF's special opportunities basket focuses on direct investments in venture capital and buyout deals as well as co-investments and stakes in investment firms.

Family offices, endowments also plan on increasing private equity allocations this year.

Inflation and higher rates won’t derail the momentum of growth investing, but they will help reveal who got ahead on judgment and who got there by luck.

Fifteen funds exceeded their targets by 23% on average, with General Atlantic and Blackstone achieving the highest disparity.

Managers are utilising mechanisms such as convertible debt instruments, put options and minimum returns to mitigate uncertainty over exits.

Private equity recorded its best performance last year for the €60bn Swedish insurer ahead of a year when returns will be ‘challenging’ to replicate, its senior portfolio manager tells PEI.

The US's largest public pension deployed $12.3bn to PE last year, its second straight year of $10bn-plus deployment.

The California-based firm is eyeing up to $13.75bn for its seventh flagship fund, investor documents show.

The software and services specialist is seeking more than $14bn across Hg Genesis 10 and Hg Saturn 3, investor documents show.