We take a look at law firms servicing hedge funds, examining their activity by their clients’ fund structure, fund size, primary geographic focus, fund manager location and more.

We analyze the activity of hedge fund prime brokers by their clients’ fund structure, fund size and more.

We look at the activity of hedge fund custodians servicing single-manager funds, CTAs and funds of hedge funds by fund manager location, fund size and market share.

We examine the activity of hedge fund administrators by client fund type, size, location and more.

This report revisits attitudes towards, and appetite for, the US lower middle market among the institutional investor community 12 months on from our last study. The results of the survey show that lower-middle-market direct lending in the US is increasingly at the forefront of investors’ minds due …

In this comprehensive report, Preqin turns its attention to the evolving alternative assets industry in Europe, where the latest figures and trends are analyzed by Preqin’s own industry experts who give their views on where the private capital and hedge fund industries are headed. Also featuring exc…

Infrastructure fundraising in Q3 was particularly strong, reaching $23bn – a level last seen in Q4 2013. Demand for the asset class continues to be strong as a result of the risk-adjusted returns it can provide, as well as offering less volatility. However, the number and estimated aggregate deal va…

Private equity & venture capital dry powder continues to reach record levels, with an aggregate $839 in available capital as of the end of Q3 2016. Portfolio company valuations have also increased, with the average buyout deal size standing at $405mn this quarter. 2015 witnessed record levels of cap…

Thirty-one private real estate funds reached a final close in Q3 2016, collectively raising $18.5bn – a slowdown compared with Q2. However, the 808 completed PERE deals resulted in the second highest quarter for deal activity since the beginning of 2014. In terms of performance, closed-end private r…

Amid a turbulent political backdrop, which has seen an increase in the proportion of new hedge funds launched in North America at the expense of Europe, the third quarter of 2016 marked seven consecutive months of positive returns for the overall hedge fund industry, which may go some way towards al…

Q3 saw a marked uptick for unlisted natural resources fundraising, with 15 funds reaching a final close securing a combined $25bn in investor commitments. However, there is a divergence in where the commitments are flowing as half of funds closed in 2016 failed to reach their initial target. Energy-…

Private debt fundraising was substantially down in Q3 compared with one year ago, with 24 private debt funds securing $11bn globally. North America remained the most prevalent region, with private debt funds focused on the region securing $8.6bn. Although two distressed debt funds reached a final cl…

Using Preqin’s online platform, we examine the natural resources industry in the Southwest US, looking at funds and investors based in the region.

In this feature, we take a detailed look at venture capital activity in the emerging economies of Latin America, South Asia, MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa, analyzing fundraising, funds in market, deals, exits and investors in those regions.

We put fund formation law firms under the microscope, looking at the activity of these firms by fund asset class, primary geographic focus, fund size, manager experience and more.

We examine how this group of institutions that invest $1bn or more in hedge funds has developed over the past year, focusing on new entrants to the Club and how their allocations to the asset class have changed.

2017 was a landmark year for the global private equity industry. Record fundraising, the closure of the largest fund ever raised, record-high entry prices for assets and dry powder levels exceeding $1tn for the first time all dominated the headlines. But what of emerging markets? This report provide…

We examine fund administrators servicing private capital funds, including breakdowns by fund size, geographic focus and asset class.