Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has appointed William Trevelyan Thomas as a Director in the firm’s Investment Management group. Trevelyan Thomas will be based in LLCP’s London office. Trevelyan Thomas joins LLCP from Charterhouse Capital Partners where he served as a Director for six years and prior to that he
Though benchmark returns may be slowing after two years of record returns, limited partners still favour the asset class over public markets… While nearly 50% of firms surveyed in the latest Private Equity Wire survey believe that returns in PE will decrease, LPs haven’t been put off the asset class
The first half of 2022 has been one of the worst in recent memory for IPO exits. With large amounts of liquidity still in the M&A market, an acceleration of exits to private strategic buyers may follow… With the IPO market grinding to a veritable halt in 2022, GPs are
A marked slowdown in private equity dealmaking so far this year is expected to impact the second half. A buying opportunity may await, but sellers must adjust their valuations expectations first… Global dealmaking by private equity funds has plummeted in 2022 as banks have pulled back financing in a risk-off
Average returns across private equity have come off their 2021 peak. Fund managers say portfolios remain resilient and, in a recession, the asset class can still outperform… Private equity benchmark returns have begun a descent from their post-pandemic high. Average global returns for Q3 2021 fell to 6.8% from almost
UK mid-market private equity activity in the UK reached new highs in H1, compared to the same period in 2018 and 2019, according to new research by KPMG.
After two years of record benchmark returns, some limited partners in the asset class are confronting the reality of below-average performance, with a survey by Private Equity Wire predicting average returns will continue to fall in H2 2022.
Private equity benchmark returns have begun a descent from their post-pandemic high as a new macroeconomic reality of geopolitical tension, interest rate rises and recession bites.
Global dealmaking by private equity funds has collapsed in the first half of 2022 as banks have pulled back financing in a risk-off environment.
With the IPO market grinding to a veritable halt in 2022, GPs are looking for other exit routes in the second half of the year, with private M&A channels taking the lead.
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