As 2016 draws to a close, we take a look at the key topics that Preqin has covered in the past 12 months, including performance, natural resources fundraising, infrastructure debt and more. Plus, upcoming infrastructure and natural resources conferences around the world that Preqin will be attending…

This month’s edition of Private Debt Spotlight focuses on the fundraising landscape in Europe, including capital raised, the largest funds to close and more. We also feature the latest industry news, including funds closed and in market, as well as investors seeking new investments in emerging marke…

In this month’s Real Assets Spotlight, we examine the key influences that affect the amount of time firms spend marketing natural resources funds, the performance of infrastructure funds and the latest real assets industry news. Plus, we compare infrastructure deals in the US and UK, analyze natural…

In this month’s Real Assets Spotlight, our feature article takes a look at natural resources performance and investors’ attitudes towards the asset class. Also this month, we look at the representation of women in infrastructure and natural resources firms globally. In addition, we provide details o…

In this month’s Private Equity Spotlight, we present the Executive Summary from the newly released Preqin Private Equity Fund Terms Advisor, the most comprehensive guide to private equity fund terms and conditions ever produced. Also this month, we explore the increasing prominence of alternative as…

In this month’s Infrastructure Spotlight, we investigate the infrastructure preferences and investment plans of sovereign wealth funds active in the asset class. In addition, we present Preqin’s latest data on wind power deals, including aggregate deal value, average deal size and the most prominent…

In this month’s Private Equity Spotlight, we analyze the key findings from the results of Preqin’s recent secondary fund of funds manager survey to find out about their activity in 2014 and to assess their outlook on the secondary market for 2015. In addition, we provide the latest statistics on ene…

This month’s Infrastructure Spotlight features an extract from the recent Preqin Special Report: Renewable Energy Infrastructure which provides a detailed overview of the renewable energy industry. In addition, we look at the latest renewable energy funds to close and some of the endowment plans tha…

This month’s Infrastructure Spotlight examines the views of infrastructure fund managers on recent regulations such as the AIFMD and the JOBS Act, using data from a recent fund manager survey. Also this month, we take a closer look at infrastructure transactions in wind power. In addition, we analyz…

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 Infrastructure Spotlight looks at the latest infrastructure transaction activity and fund managers’ views on the current market using data from Preqin’s newly-expanded Infrastructure Online service. Also this month, we focus on the most active infrastructure fund managers and investors,…

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 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…