Institutional investors are turning into alternative assets. The worldwide trend of opting for investments such as property, infrastructure, private equity and hedge funds has been gathering pace since last year. The shift to alternative assets has also driven up valuations of these illiquid assets – concern over returns is starting to mount up. Alternative assets under management increasing [...]
The latest Global Private Equity Barometer shows private equity returns to have decreased from last year. Coller Capital’s reporting also shows private equity investors believe fintech opportunities will continue to increase in the future. However, investors don’t seem impressed by blockchain technology. Returns are diminishing According to the report, 62% of surveyed private equity investors earned a net [...]
Private equity is constantly looking to break records. Last December, the record-breaking figure on everybody’s lips was $820 billion. According to Preqin, this was the amount of dry powder private equity firms had available for investments. Does it show the industry to have a problem? Deals aren’t getting any cheaper Although private equity funds stood on top of [...]
This year’s Oxford Symposium (13-14 December) on Risk Management in Private Equity asks how investors can balance risks versus opportunities in order to maximize risk-adjusted returns – in other words, risk management as a value add. This article gives insights into the focus topics of the symposium and provides food for thought to investors on how to maximize risk-adjusted returns. Mind the [...]
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