Launch PE funds secured lowest level since 2008
Twenty-five first-time funds achieved a final close in Q1 2014, securing an aggregate $5bn – the lowest quarterly amount in the period since 2008.
Private Equity
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Buyout deals see uptick in value
Private equity buyout firms have had their strongest year of deal making since before the global financial crisis.
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3i sells Bestinvest stake to Permira
Private equity group 3i has sold its majority stake in UK wealth manager Bestinvest to Permira.
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PE holdings boost Witan
Witan Investment Trust beat its benchmark by 5.3% in the first half of the year, boosted by holdings in private equity and gearing into rising markets.
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Where next for contrarian thinkers
Markets may be on an upward path, but its rarer now than ever to meet a fund manager who doesn't claim to be a contrarian.
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Returning to First Principles
Charlotte Thorne, co-CI0 and co-founding partner at Captial Generation Partners looks at how best to use private equity investments as a portfolio diversifier.
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Private real estate remains in the doldrums
Private real estate fundraising reached a ten-year low in the first quarter of 2013, as 20 funds closed raising just $5.2bn.
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warning on alternatives as poor diversifiers
Alternative assets used as diversifiers may be damaging portfolios due to high correlation with other underlying assets, a report by Capital Generation Partners shows.
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Aberdeen acquisitions focus on US firms
Aberdeen has made two acquisitions worth a combined £130m as part of its expansion in North America.
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new transparency private equity investors
Investors and portfolio managers need greater transparency in the evaluation of their private equity portfolios. Paul DiBlasi explains how they can find it.
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Private equity still feeling the pinch
Global private equity investment fell 25% to £93bn in the first half of this year, according to UK financial services body TheCityUK.
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private equity activity to pick up in 2012
With all macro factors being equal, Winterflood Investment Trusts predicts good things for private equity companies as we go through 2012.