Trends & Research

Research from proSapient shows most in the industry are willing to get back on the road to due diligence potential acquisitions, even if it means quarantining.

Thoma Bravo is reportedly seeking $16.5bn for Fund XIV, which, if successful, would be at least 30% larger than its 2018-vintage Fund XIII.

Buyout funds recorded an average multiple of 1.36x on invested capital in the first half of the year, reverting to the 10-year historical average and down from the near-record 1.45x in late 2019.

Institutional investors want to avoid mistakes they made post-GFC and want to capitalise on investment opportunities working around covid-19-induced limitations, Probitas has found.

Should the fundraising environment cloud over, LPs could take the upper hand in fee negotiations – with consequences for managers’ business models.

More than half of respondents to a survey by Eaton Partners said they believe the worst impact of the covid-19 crisis is behind us.

The shift to virtual has resulted in more touchpoints with LPs and it can be challenging to assess whether these will turn into commitments, a report by Campbell Lutyens has found.

A chart showing the biggest fundraisers in the secondaries market and how much they've collected over a five-year period.

Our largest-ever ranking shows the secondaries market is here to stay, and its biggest participants are ready to capitalise on post-covid opportunities.

Benelux, the Nordics and the UK were top performers in the buyout markets last year, data from eFront show.