This month’s Private Equity Spotlight features the Executive Summary from the recently released 2014 Preqin Private Equity Performance Monitor, the industry’s most comprehensive guide to private equity performance. Also this month, we look at the private equity secondary market, including LPs lookin…

This month’s Private Equity Spotlight looks at the top 30 private equity fund managers, ranked by the amount of capital raised in the last 10 years, including historical fundraising, average time spent in market, recently closed funds and the outlook for these long-established firms that have such p…

At the start of the 2014 World Cup, we take a look at key alternative assets stats for the host nation and tournament favourites Brazil. One of the BRIC countries and the world’s seventh largest economy, Brazil has seen its alternative assets industry develop significantly in recent years.

This month’s Private Equity Spotlight looks at growing interest in Europe as a prime private equity investment destination in light of increased investor appetite and promising fundraising figures, and considers the outlook for the year ahead. Also this month, we examine first-time private equity fu…

This month’s Private Equity Spotlight looks at the results of Preqin’s survey of LPs and GPs and their attitudes and activities within the co-investment space. Also this month, we look at private equity secondary transactions, including the different types of strategies that are being increasingly a…

With the encouraging fundraising statistics, exit levels and investor appetite at the end of 2013, there are promising indications that the private equity industry will see another successful year in 2014. This month’s Private Equity Spotlight explores what the current wave of optimism in the indust…

This month’s edition of Hedge Fund Spotlight provides a round-up of the key issues Preqin’s monthly newsletters have covered in 2013, including, hedge fund performance, funds of hedge funds, US institutional investors in hedge funds, the impact of the AIFMD, CTAs and more.

In this month’s edition of Private Equity Spotlight Bernd Kreuter of Palladio Partners and Oliver Gottschalg of PERACS present their findings on a study of the performance of secondaries investments, and we examine the sovereign wealth fund universe using key analysis from the recently launched 2014…

This month, we look at whether the increase in dry powder recently has impacted private equity-backed buyout deals, and whether it is a concern for the future. The edition also features key analysis drawn from the 2013 Preqin Private Equity Fund Terms Advisor, as well as a contribution from Daryl Co…

This month’s edition of Hedge Fund Spotlight provides an overview of the current market by looking at the 100 largest hedge fund managers, investors that allocate $1bn or over to the asset class and the top 100 performing hedge funds. Also included is this month's industry news, which looks at recen…

This month’s Private Equity Spotlight analyzes the important of the first close in the private equity fundraising process. We take a look at whether fund managers are now taking longer to reach a first close and if less capital is being secured, and how this can impact future fundraising success. Al…

This report features analysis of data from Preqin’s Secondary Market Monitor service, which analyzes secondaries transactions, pricing, and buyer and seller appetite, as well as fundraising conditions. The report also contains the results of interviews with over 40 institutional investors worldwide …

This month's edition of Private Equity Spotlight features exclusive data and analysis from the 2013 Preqin Global Private Equity Report. We provide an overview of the private equity industry in 2012 and consider the outlook for the year ahead, including assets under management and dry powder, privat…

Preqin's latest survey of institutional investors indicates significant appetite for investment in venture capital over the coming 12 months. This month's edition of Private Equity Spotlight examines the latest trends across the venture capital industry, exploring how investor appetite for venture c…

This month's edition features a spotlight on the CTA/managed futures industry. We examine the growth of investor interest in CTAs, as well as the performance of the industry since its inception and the leading CTA/managed futures funds. The edition also includes the latest CTA news and the top five …

This month’s edition explores the latest trends in the private equity secondary market, including the potential impact of recent activity on the market’s future and also the latest statistics on secondary buyouts.

This month's edition of Private Equity Spotlight examines the increase in distressed opportunities for private equity and also takes a look at future plans and preferences regarding Asia-focused vehicles.

Private debt deal flow has been strong over the first half of 2018, despite concerns that managers are struggling to put capital to work after 2017’s record-breaking fundraising year. Q1 2018 saw a 26% increase in the number of private debt deals when compared to the same period in 2017 and, despite…