A state of confusion around ESG reporting requirements currently hangs over most private equity mid-market managers, posing a major challenge as these assets grow in size and number.Â
Some of the heat has come out of Europe’s hotspot for venture capital and fintech investment. VC investment into UK start-ups dropped by almost a third (30%) last year as global economic turmoil prompted a more cautious approach, according to KPMG’s latest Venture Pulse report.
Brand name managers have been expanding into private wealth to reach under-allocated investors. Now they are finding ways to ensure these investors stick with them for the long-term…
Sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East are flush with cash and less stretched than pension funds in Europe or the US. Their allocations are flowing to private equity, but they won’t be captured by all…
Healthcare and technology have not gone out of fashion for institutional investors, but these investors are looking to a small number of managers to deploy their capital, and ones that are crisis-hardened too…
Private equity remains the most popular asset class for investors in our survey but – facing pressure from the denominator effect and lower distributions – their fund commitments this year will be hotly contested.
Loan defaults in 2023 are not predicted to match previous recessions, but a disproportionate amount will come from private equity-owned companies. Cov-lite structures should give them an upper hand in negotiations… Corporate loan defaults are slowly ticking up and are expected to rise to around 5% in the US and
Fund financing – which includes subscription lines of credit and NAV-based loans – is set to grow even as capital markets slow. A measured approach is advised… In a slower credit market, there is one form of debt financing that tends to accelerate among private equity funds. Fund finance –
Large pension fund investors have increased their allocations to private credit in memory of how the asset class performed post-global financial crisis. Last year, private credit assets under management exceeded $1 trillion for the first time. Over the next five years that figure is expected to more than double. On
The carnage in the syndicated bank market looks set to continue and the near-term liquidity of direct lenders is being squeezed. Private equity sponsors are looking for other levers to pull on their buyout financing… There is a problem in the bank market. The leveraged buyouts, or LBOs, which have
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