Trends & Research

With robust investment activity and some large exits, private equity in Canada bounced back in a big way in the first half of 2017.

Stakes in Clayton, Dubilier & Rice's 2008-vintage fund traded at a 15% premium to NAV, according to data compiled by Palico.

Market participants remain concerned about the overabundance of dry powder after a first half that delivered the highest level of fund closes since PEI first started tracking data.

EM managers invested more than they raised in the first half, according to data from EMPEA.

Large and mega-funds in the sector have, on average, deployed just $111bn of the $572bn raised over the past five years.

The Cambridge Associates US private equity index had its best year since 2013.

Two private equity funds have adopted the blockchain so far this year. We find out how a tech-shy industry can benefit from the cutting edge.

In a new study, Partners Group addressed several key hurdles related to the inclusion of private equity in defined contribution pension plans.

Pantheon, which conducted the study, is one of the private equity firms looking to tap the growing defined contribution pension market.

Senior debt strategies are largely protected from low GDP growth and shifts in inflation, unlike investments in equity and bonds, a report has claimed.