Larger private equity LPs receive more information from GPs, according to new global survey of private equity reporting practices carried out by eFront. The survey also reveals that best practice in PE reporting is correlated with better performing funds. ‘Mind the Gap: a global survey of private equity reporting practices’

European governments are involved in almost half of all venture capital investments for entrepreneurs, according to new research from emlyon business school. The researchers, Yan Alperovych and Anita Quas, Professors in Finance at emlyon business school, and their colleague from Ghent University, wanted to gain a panoramic view of the

Some USD200 billion will be invested into Healthcare Infrastructure over the next five years, according to a new report published by Octopus Group based on a global survey of institutional investors. The investment opportunity is driven by the current shortage of good quality housing to suit later life which is

The majority of LPs (76 per cent) plan to increase or maintain their allocation to African PE over the next three years, with over half of respondents (53 per cent) anticipating increasing their allocation to the continent, contrasted with 49 per cent for other emerging and frontier markets. That’s according

Data from eFront, a provider of alternative investment management software and solutions, shows that since the start of 2013, distributions from private equity secondaries funds globally have risen steadily to a record level. At the same time, capital calls have fallen to a historic low. eFront cites multiple theoretical factors