Trends & Research

Fund VII is 42% larger than Carlyle's previous flagship, a $13bn 2013-vintage.

What fund close data tells us about the market – and what it leaves out.

A growing number of GPs have moved past the 20% carry and 8% hurdle norms, according to a survey by MJ Hudson.

Larger distributions from existing fund investments have increased delays, according to research from Invesco.

EQT and Triton are among firms that have launched the strategies. What will it take for them to be successful?

Total fundraising dropped to a three-year low of $162bn, down from a record $285bn for the same period last year, according to PEI data.

Exit values fell to €39.9bn in H1 2018, down 30% from the second half of last year, according to research from CMBOR.

Just 36% of asset owners have identified quality sustainable investing opportunities in private equity, trailing public equities and real assets, according to Morgan Stanley.

Vehicles reached peak TVPI in their eighth year after launch, compared with the 10th year for developed markets, according to a report from eFront.

More than one in three of respondents plan to increase their allocation to emerging markets as a proportion of their total portfolio, up from 29 percent last year.