A survey conducted by Private Equity International and Montana Capital Partners showed that the direct route is most popular, followed by GP-leds and small secondaries.
1 min read · 08 November 2017
Top talent being enticed away by tech unicorns is pushing up salaries in private equity, says search firm Heidrick & Struggles.
1 min read · 01 November 2017
Funds that closed this year took on average two months longer to raise than those that closed last year, with the mean fund size slightly up on 2016.
1 min read · 30 October 2017
The investment bank’s secondaries advisory unit was ‘outstanding’ amid a difficult quarter for the firm, according to its chief executive.
1 min read · 25 October 2017
The hunt for yield has helped push up average high bids for infrastructure funds by almost 11%, according to Setter Capital.
2 min read · 23 October 2017
Some 15% of private capital executives saw a decrease in their year-on-year base salary in 2017, significantly higher than the 1% who reported a similar change last year.
2 min read · 18 October 2017
Secondaries have under-performed the All Funds index across all timeframes under review, according to the LP association.
1 min read · 16 October 2017
Carlyle, Apollo and Blackstone funds were among those that changed hands in the deal involving $644m of NAV.
1 min read · 10 October 2017
Advent, Apollo and Carlyle round out the top of Setter Capital’s most sought-after managers list.
2 min read · 04 October 2017
