Trends & Research

Larger deals and cross-border ties-ups underscored $7.2bn worth of healthcare deals in the region.

The top 10 largest buyout funds amassed $46.4bn between them in the period, representing 87% of the $53.6bn committed to the strategy.

Removing sampling biases reveals greater parity between US and European venture capital performance than is often expected, according to a report from eFront.

Fundraising surged in 2017 and all the funds met or exceeded their targets, according to data compiled by PEI's research team

A favourable exit environment has tightened the spread of returns among the best and worst performing LBO funds, according to eFront's Returns, risks and liquidity of LBO Funds in Q4 2017.

The Asian private equity industry, now more than two decades old, is seeing less passive, growth investors and more of the 'big boys' playing an active role in portfolio company growth.

In the face of rampant LP demand, should private equity firms worry about the industry’s wider reputation?

Asia’s improved macro climate and the pressure to deploy dry powder drove record fundraising, deal values and exit values for 2017.

CEOs at KKR and Blackstone received more carried interest or incentive fee distributions in 2017 than the previous year.

The strategy could generate double the investment multiple of a typical buyout fund over a 24-year period, according to Bain & Company’s Global Private Equity Report 2018.