trends & research

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.

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.

Deal value in Europe has increased by about €10bn a year since 2013, hitting the highest levels since 2007 in 2015, according to the Centre for Management Buy-out Research.

A study of almost 600 portfolio companies revealed that US GPs have charged $20bn in transaction and monitoring fees over a 20-year period.

Private equity firms in Asia are facing fierce competition and the only way to succeed is through operational value creation, according to AlixPartners’ Private Equity Value Creation in Asia-Pacific Survey.

The average high bid price across all strategies was 92 percent of NAV in 1H 2015.

Cambride Associates' report says secondaries can be an attractive sub-strategy due to their accelerated liquidity profile.