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Private equity investors are paying more attention to the small print, and many are finding they are not happy with the terms on offer from fund managers.
Late-stage VC is being hit hardest by the much reported ‘reset’ in valuations, as the number of high-profile examples snowballs through 2022. In a Private Equity Wire survey in July, over half of all respondents (53%) expected to see a markdown in the valuation of their VC investments in 2022, compared to 2021
After raising record levels of venture capital last year, the number of funds doing so this year looks set to plummet. In Q2, global VC fundraising was down year-on-year and the number of funds closed was the lowest seen in the past five years once the Covid-19 panic months of Q2 2020 are excluded, according to Preqin data.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Pension funds and other institutional investors have focused on protecting portfolios and seeking out new sources of potential return in private markets amid ongoing volatility.
Private equity firms of all sizes are prioritising talent management over any other strategy, but they face challenges and may end up re-building their organisations in the process…
Hiring challenges in most developed economies have forced many private equity firms to think harder about where they are under-resourced and how their organization is structured.
One area is receiving particular attention.
EY’s latest Global Private Equity survey shows that, aside from asset growth, talent management is the most important strategic priority for firms of all sizes.
Data science, operations and reporting roles are all in high demand across the industry, as
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