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 edition of Private Equity & Venture Capital Spotlight, we examine the investment activity and preferences of the $1bn Club investors active in private equity, and examine the growth of venture capital markets in the US outside the dominant states of California, New York and Massachusetts. We…

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…

In this month’s Private Debt Spotlight, we take a detailed look at fund manager and investor appetite for Asia. Also, in an exclusive extract from the forthcoming Preqin Markets in Focus: Alternative Assets in Europe report, we examine Europe-focused private debt fundraising, dry powder and private …

In this month’s Real Estate Spotlight, we assess whether global diversity can benefit investors, comparing the performance of funds focusing on single- and multi-country investments. We also feature exclusive commentary from PwC, which examines the importance of Germany, Switzerland and Austria in t…

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

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 analyze the activity of placement agents servicing private capital funds closed so far in 2018 and those that are currently raising capital, as well as provide breakdowns of placement agent activity by asset class, fund size and more.

We look at fund auditors servicing private capital funds by fund size, geographic focus, asset class and more.

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

This edition of Real Assets Spotlight hones in on the infrastructure fundraising landscape that emerged in Q1 2018, looking at how investor activity in the asset class suggests a brighter future ahead for the market. Also this month, an examination of sovereign wealth funds active within real assets…

This report, produced in association with First Republic Bank, provides a detailed look at the venture capital industry in the US, including fundraising, funds in market, investors, deals, performance and much more.

This month’s Private Equity & Venture Capital Spotlight takes a detailed look at the venture capital industry in emerging markets. Also this month, we look at sovereign wealth funds that invest in the private equity asset class. Plus, the latest industry news, sample investors to watch, Asian ventur…

We provide an update on the renewable energy infrastructure environment, including deals, fundraising and institutional investors targeting the industry.

Using Preqin's online product, we provide an overview of private capital performance as at Q3 2017, including net IRRs, horizon IRRs, PME benchmarks, consistent performing managers and much more. 

In this month’s Real Estate Spotlight we take a look at private equity real estate (PERE) deal activity in the retail sector, shining a light on a market that has been facing broader difficulties in recent years with the increasing prevalence of online shopping among other factors. Also in this issu…