The natural resources fundraising landscape remains challenging in Q3 2017. Fewer funds are reaching a final close than in previous years, with the closure of 18 funds in Q3 2017 representing the lowest quarterly number for nearly a decade. However, investor sentiment towards the asset class is impr…

Q3 2017 has seen a slowdown in private equity fundraising compared to the previous quarter. The number of funds closed in Q3 2017 is 22% lower than in Q3 2016, but the aggregate capital raised by these vehicles has risen 43% from the previous year. Investor satisfaction with private equity remains h…

The natural resources sector continued to face fundraising challenges in Q2 2017. Half of all unlisted natural resources funds closed in H1 2017 failed to reach their initial target size. Despite this, the number of funds seeking capital has stayed relatively level since the start of 2017. IRRs of r…

In the past quarter, 206 funds have reached a final close, raising an aggregate $121bn, continuing an almost unprecedented sustained period of strong fundraising. The fundraising landscape remains highly competitive, with buyout funds experiencing a particularly successful quarter. There are still c…

At the end of 2016, investors were bullish on the future performance of their natural resources investments, with 35% of institutional investors surveyed by Preqin expecting the asset class to perform better in 2017 than it did in 2016. Fundraising has started strong in 2017, with the $25bn secured …

With the spate of deals completed in 2017, we take a look at the growing GP-led transactions market. Preqin’s Secondary Market Monitor currently profiles 44 secondary buyers with an interest in such transactions, and 20 intermediaries that advise on them.

In December’s issue of Private Equity & Venture Capital Spotlight, we gather together highlights from the research that Preqin has published over the past year. Featuring excerpts from Preqin publications including the Private Equity Fund Manager Outlook, H2 2017 and our Women in Alternative Assets …

The alternative assets industry in India has grown significantly over the past decade, and is now at a critical juncture of development, with huge potential for further growth. This new report – the first of its kind – provides in-depth analysis of the alternatives industry in India using key datase…

In this month’s issue of Real Assets Spotlight we take a look at the primary strategies employed by unlisted infrastructure funds, looking at the current trends and comparing the strategies by aggregate capital raised, assets under management and net cash flow. Also in this issue, we feature an extr…

Despite the various challenges faced by first-time and spin-off managers in venture capital, success is more than possible given the appropriate tools and approach to investors. In this report, we examine the recent successes of first-time venture capital managers and use Preqin data to uncover some…

November’s issue of Private Equity & Venture Capital Spotlight looks at the representation of women in the venture capital industry, exploring the stats behind women-led fundraising and deal activity. Also this month, we provide an overview of the latest industry compensation and employment data,, a…

The private equity fund of funds market has changed significantly over the last decade. While most of the private equity industry has grown substantially over the last 10 years, funds of funds have faced challenges, with fundraising totals lagging. As the private equity industry has evolved and the …

Across all private capital and hedge fund industries, women are underrepresented: just one of every five alternative assets professionals is female. As the leading source of intelligence on alternative assets, Preqin has compiled the inaugural Women in Alternative Assets Report using a database of o…

Using data from Preqin’s Private Equity Online, we provide an overview of the private equity & venture capital industry in Switzerland, including historical fundraising, investors, fund managers and deals in the region. 

The data and analysis contained in this report draws upon the 2017 Preqin Private Capital Fund Terms Advisor. The full-length 318-page book offers the most comprehensive data and intelligence on fund terms and conditions in the industry and aims to reveal the latest trends and current market sentime…

The Q3 2017 Preqin Private Capital Fundraising Update examines fundraising trends across the closed-end alternative assets industry, looks at recent activity in each individual asset class, and presents the outlook for private capital at the start of Q4 2017.

We examine venture capital-backed deals and exits in Q3 2017, including breakdowns by region, deal stage, deal type and more.

Using data from Preqin’s Venture Capital Online database, we profile the burgeoning venture capital industry in Southeast Asia, looking at fundraising, funds in market, deals and exits and investors in the region.