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Private equity industry on track to approach $1trn in deal value, exit value and fundraising by year end – Bain & Co

The private equity industry is on track to post its best year with deal value, exit value and fund-raising all on pace to approach or cross $1tn by year end, according to the midyear report

Implementing regulatory compliance behind 80% of wealth managers struggling to offer private market access – survey

Implementing compliant regulatory processes around cross-border promotion, data management and investor profiling are the main reasons eight out of ten wealth managers struggle to offer clients access to private markets, new data shows. The post

Accel raises more than $3bn across trio of new VC, growth funds

Global venture capital major Accel has closed more than $3bn of new capital across a trio of fundraises. The post Accel raises more than $3bn across trio of new VC, growth funds first appeared on

Which alternatives sectors have seen a rally in secondaries pricing – and which are falling short?

Secondaries fund prices have rallied across a string of alternatives in the last quarter of 2020 according to new data from Setter Capital - but several asset classes are still feeling the pinch amid ongoing

Private capital funds must invest $5.5bn over next five years amid rising LP demand for transparency

Private capital funds must invest about $5.5bn over the next five years to meet growing demands for investor transparency, new research suggests.

Far from being dismissed by institutional investors amid Covid, ESG has been brought into focus by the pandemic

With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to rage across the globe, it would be understandable to think institutional investors might have put ESG considerations to one side - but new research from bfinance seems to prove

Wealth managers planning increased PE, RE allocations in wake of Covid markets volatililty, hedge funds set to suffer

Wealth advisors are eyeing an increase of their allocation to alternative assets in the coming year following the huge market volatility of 2020, new research suggests.

CVC takes aim at world’s fourth largest sport with Volleyball World investment

CVC Capital Partners has teamed up with the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to launch a new partnership aimed at further monetising what is already the fourth-most popular sport in the world.

VC industry scores ‘exceptional year’ for returns amid negligible Covid-19 impact

The venture capital industry scored an "exceptional" year for performance in 2020 as the effects of the global coronavirus crisis failed to bite into returns from the asset class, new research shows.

Secondaries market set to rebound in 2021 as buyers predict record volume – Setter Capital

The global secondaries market is set to rebound to record levels this year after market volume slumped by 27% in 2020 due to the Covid-19 crisis, new research suggests.

Pantheon names four new partners amid 68 global promotions at firm

Global investment giant Pantheon has made four new partners amid a hefty 68 promotions at the firm.

Covid crisis supercharged VC digital health investing to record $14.8bn last year

Global venture capital funding in digital health companies surged to $14.8bn last year as the coronavirus pandemic supercharged investment into the sector.

Private equity dealmaking surge planned for 2021 as firms look to shake off Covid-19 woes

Private equity houses are gearing up for a surge in dealmaking in 2021 as they look to get back to deploying capital in the wake of the coronavirus shock of this year, new research shows.

Private equity fundraising will hit record $330bn next year, PitchBook predicts

Private equity fundraising will bounce back from its coronavirus-induced wobble to hit an all-time high of more than $330bn in 2021, data specialist PitchBook is predicting.

Private equity buyouts, refinancing set to power strong leveraged finance market in 2021 – MUFG

Next year is shaping up to be a strong on for leveraged finance thanks to M&A and refinancing activity, according to the Capital Markets group at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).

Revealing the top ten RegTech investors in 2020 so far

From: RegTech Analyst Venture capital firms continued to actively back RegTech companies in 2020 as financial institutions left the space. Total investment in the RegTech sector rocketed from 2017 to 2019 growing at a compound

Global Infrastructure Partners pulls in $2.8bn across pair of new credit fundraises

Global Infrastructure Partners has raised $2.8bn across a pair of new credit fundraises targeting the investment sector.

Female founders, CEOs seeing disproportionate VC funding hit from Covid-19 pandemic

Female founders and CEOs have disproportionately suffered from the VC funding drop in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.

PE, LP giants among signatories to new scheme promoting diversity and inclusion within industry

More than 40 LPs and GPs have signed up to a new initiative from the Institutional Limited Partners Association aimed at advancing diversity and inclusion across the private equity industry.

LPs eye secondary market as prep for post-Covid world – Coller Private Equity Barometer

More than half of private equity LPs are looking to make secondary deals over the next two years as investors prep for a post-Covid world, Coller Capital's latest annual Global Private Equity Barometer shows.

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