With global alternatives assets under management surging to over $10tn in 2019 – a new record – the industry is continuing to grow. At the same time, new technologies and an increasing investor focus on ESG are generating new opportunities for investment. But there are challenges ahead: in private c…

The infrastructure market reached new heights in 2019. A total of $98bn was raised from investors through 88 fund closures, including two $20bn+ funds – the largest infrastructure funds ever closed. Record fundraising pushed dry powder to $212bn, which is twice as much as at the end of 2015. At the …

In 2019, total private real estate fundraising exceeded $150bn for the first time to reach $151bn. Although impressive amounts of capital were raised, the number of vehicles reaching final close declined to 295 in 2019, which means funds are getting larger. The number of funds in market is now at an…

Private equity funds closed in 2019 raised more than $0.5tn for the fourth year in a row, at $595bn. Deal-making was also strong: 2019 saw $393bn in buyout deals and $224bn in venture capital deals announced, compared with $493bn and $271bn respectively in 2018. The impact of high valuations on futu…

The private equity & venture capital (PEVC) industry plays a critical role in Greater China’s transition from an export-dependent economy to one propelled by innovation and technology. PEVC assets under management in the region reached an all-time high of nearly $600bn as of December 2018, up 36% fr…

《PREQIN市场焦点:大中华区创新经济迎来私募创投新机遇》 截至2018年底，私募与创投总资产规模达到近6000亿美元，创历史新高，但同比增长率却是2014年以来最低的，加上屡创新高的募资和交易投资总案例也于2016至顶后双双下滑，显示行业增速可能放缓。尽管如此，大中华区私募创投产业前景一片光明。2019年我们见证着PEVC募资的复苏，截至2019年7月底，大中华区募资额达到565亿美元，超越2018 全年的 538亿美元。 经济体的创新程度方面，中国发展迅速并致力于成为技术与创新的全球领导者。私募创投在此发展过程中发挥着关键作用，扶持医疗健康、消费品、信息技术、人工智能、电子商务和金融…

As appetite for private equity continues to grow among the universe of investors in Japan –spearheaded by maiden investments from major institutional investors such as Government Pension Investment Fund and Japan Post Bank – fund managers are facing huge opportunity, provided they can successfully n…

PREQIN日本特集： 2019年　国内プライベートエクイティ業界　ファンドマネージャー調査結果 作成者：川島　翔 近年、GPIFやゆうちょ銀行といった大手機関投資家がプライベートエクイティ投資を開始して以来、国内投資家におけるプライベートエクイティへの関心が高まっており、国内ファンドマネージャーにとって追い風となっている。一方で、資金調達を巡る競争は激化しており、いかにうまく競争を乗り切り、資金を調達できるかが鍵となる。 Preqinは国内プライベートエクイティ業界の動向や市場環境を把握するため、2019年8月に50社を超えるファンドマネージャーを対象にサーベイ調査を実施した。本ファ…

グローバルベンチャーキャピタルの最新動向：PREQINとVERTEXによる共同スタディ ベンチャーキャピタルは世界中で急速に進化しており、その市場規模は、過去5年間で倍以上になりました。ファンドマネージャーはより多くの資金を投入し、投資規模は急成長しています。ファンドマネージャーと投資家の多様なエコシステムにより、グローバル化が進んでいます。引き続き米国が中心となっているものの、アジア市場も猛烈なスピードで拡大しています。 PreqinとVertexは、昨年の「Asia’s Venture Capital Eclipse」に続く、2度目のコラボレーションとなる「グローバルベンチャーキャピタ…

US venture capital full-year deal activity is on track to reach a new annual record, even though activity in Q3 slowed slightly, to 1,027 deals and $22bn in capital deployed. The report finds that: Early-stage investments (Seed and Series A) accounted for 51% of the total deals completed in Q3 2…

Investors across real assets (comprising real estate, infrastructure and natural resources) are finding attractive deals in Australia’s key markets, which offer all the right conditions for investment in today’s low interest rate environment. With one of the largest pools of alternative assets under…

Hospitality is moving into the mainstream within the real estate market, with rising levels of international tourism driving opportunities for investment. This is especially true of the select service hotel market, which is more resilient to economic downturns, and a particularly exciting growth seg…

Southeast Asia’s dynamic private equity & venture capital industry is growing fast, in spite of challenging macroeconomic conditions. In fact, the five largest private equity funds closed in the past five years have successfully raised more than $5bn between them. Which managers are spearheading th…

Venture capital is thriving globally, and the industry is fast evolving. The venture capital market has more than doubled in size over the past five years. Managers are putting more capital to work and the average size of deals is growing exponentially. With a uniquely rich and diverse ecosystem of …

At a time of heightened macroeconomic challenges, Southeast Asia’s private equity & venture capital (PEVC) sector continues to advance. Although the region’s global assets under management (AUM) is modest (as of December 2018, the region made up less than 1% of the $3.6tn in total global AUM), the i…

So far in 2019, venture capital investment in US-based companies is looking strong. Although fewer deals were completed in H1 2019 in comparison to H1 2018, the total value of these transactions was up 17%. The full-year fundraising forecast is equally positive, with nearly 200 US-based venture cap…

In this report, Preqin has partnered with AMEXCAP, a non-profit association created to foster the development of Mexico’s private equity industry and provide insight on the country's alternative assets investment. Private equity investment within Mexico has grown at a substantial rate in recent yea…

Healthy supply and demand has ensured a robust and growing secondary market in recent months. H1 2019 fundraising figures are low, but in the pipeline are two mega funds targeting $12bn each, which demonstrates the healthy fundraising environment enjoyed by secondary fund managers at present. Secon…