In this Investor Update, we dive into the results of our surveys with 530 institutional investors, as well as use data taken from our award-winning platform, to determine what investors are looking for from alternative assets and how these products are meeting their needs. We also provide an outlook…

Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H1 2018 presents the results of our series of interviews with over 550 global institutional investors in alternatives, conducted at the end of 2017. With the industry going from strength to strength in recent years as investors have allocated heavily to a…

The 2018 Preqin Alternative Assets Performance Monitor compiles the alternative assets industry’s latest performance data and the analysis of more than 28,700 funds.

The 10th edition of the Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review is the most comprehensive guide on sovereign wealth funds and their investment activity.

Hedge funds stumbled again in the third quarter of the year with a return of 0.64% revealing a drop from the previous quarter’s result. Presenting the latest hedge fund performance benchmarks as well as fund searches and launches, we take a detailed look at the quarter in review.

In 2018, private equity fundraising for Q3 has eclipsed Q2 totals for the first time in five years, with 214 funds securing $121bn. This also marks the first time this year that quarterly fundraising totals have surpassed the $1bn mark – what contributed to this success? We present the latest data o…

Private equity fundraising experienced a further slowdown in Q2 2018: 230 funds reached a final close securing an aggregate $85bn in capital. Investor satisfaction with the private equity asset class remains high, and capital continues to flow into the asset class as LPs look to meet their allocatio…

Hedge fund performance has dominated the narrative around the asset class for a number of years and 2018 appears no different. Following the four-year high in annual returns at the end of 2017, investor sentiment with respect to hedge funds seems to be improving. However, relatively poor performance…

2018 started strongly for the hedge fund asset class, recording the 15th consecutive month of positive performance in January (+1.92%). However, many hedge funds were unable to capitalize on growing market volatility over the quarter and February saw losses of 0.92% as equity markets globally experi…

Q1 2018 is the first quarter since Q3 2016 in which less than $100bn in capital commitments was secured, and saw the fewest funds closed in any quarter over a five-year period. Despite the record number of funds in market at the beginning of Q2, competition for investor capital remains fierce, parti…

We provide the latest hedge fund performance benchmarks for November 2018, including analysis for the year so far and the past 12 months.

We present an overview of private equity investments in the healthcare industry, looking at the number and value of buyout deals and the largest deals announced since 2008 as well as historical AUM and fundraising figures.

We examine private equity fund lifecycles by looking at the average time between the final closes of predecessor and successor funds. In addition, we look at how this changes with fund size and manager location, and examine the relationship between predecessor call-ups and successor close dates.

What will the alternative assets industry look like in 2023? In this special report, we turn our attention to the future of the private capital and hedge fund industries. Using our exclusive investor and fund manager survey results, and with the help of a comprehensive roster of industry experts, w…

As market-movers in their home country of Australia, superannuation funds have grown significantly in the past decade to reach AUD 2.7tn in assets. Traditionally heavily weighted towards domestic equities, property and infrastructure assets, there are signs that change is afoot as rising interest ra…

Using data from Preqin’s online platform, we look at hedge fund asset flows in Q3 2018 by strategy, fund size, manager headquarters and performance.

2018 is set to be a record year for buyout-backed deals in tech companies. This factsheet presents the latest figures on deals, fundraising, assets under management and cash flows.

In our latest instalment in the Markets in Focus series, we turn our attention for the first time to the burgeoning alternative assets landscape in South Korea. With the invaluable insight of some key Korean industry participants, we analyze the local market for each alternative asset class, the uni…