Trends & Research

MM&K recently conducted its annual survey of the latest trends in PE and VC fund managers’ compensation. Director Nigel Mills reveals the findings.

A spike in US buyout multiples was driven by opportunistic investing and certain sectors experiencing a 'sugar-rush' of sudden demand, according to PwC.

The proportion of family offices intending to increase their direct PE activity also nearly halved during the pandemic, a study by UBS has found.

Our interactive presentation takes you beyond the headlines of our inaugural institutional investor ranking, breaking down the entrants and analysing the trends.

Funds that closed on more than $5bn in H1 took on average 15 months to do so, longer than in any of the previous five years, according to PEI data.

Investor appetite for private equity mega-funds appear untouched as coronavirus prompts a flight to quality.

The factors that make fintechs attractive private equity targets remain unchanged against the drop in volume last year, write Robert Ohrenstein and Jeremy Welch of KPMG.

Public-to-private deals will be difficult to execute in the short term with publicly traded companies having less visibility on revenues, says Investec’s head of PE client group.

Capital calls in US and European buyout funds fell below 5% in vintages 2017-19, compared with over 15% in the years before the GFC.

Investors think GPs are not taking climate change seriously enough and want more opportunities to interact directly with other LPs, according to a Coller Capital report.