The first quarter of 2016 saw 150 funds hold a final close, raising an aggregate $66bn and representing a slowdown on the strong fundraising of the previous quarter. Global private equity-backed buyout deal and exit activity also slowed noticeably, especially when compared with the levels seen in 20…

Sixteen private debt funds reached a final close in Q1 2016, securing a total of $8.3bn in commitments globally. The vast majority of capital raised is focused on opportunities in North America and Europe, with funds focused on these regions each collecting $4.1bn. North America-focused funds saw an…

Of the 10 infrastructure funds to reach a final close this quarter, four vehicles accounted for 89% of the $14.6bn fundraising total – investors appear to be placing more faith in the deal sourcing abilities of large, established infrastructure firms. Q1 2016 has seen the third successive quarterly …

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

Capital commitments to venture capital have grown in recent years, with the strategy – widely considered an asset class in its own right – appearing more commonly in institutional portfolios. This report brings together the results of Preqin's exclusive survey of venture capital fund managers toward…

We take a look at the private real estate market in Europe, including fund managers’ and investors’ plans for 2018.

We surveyed over 200 fund managers active in the real estate industry to reveal their future investment activity for the year ahead and the longer term, as well as their evaluation of the current market and the key issues facing them in 2018. The report also evaluates how fund managers’ responses di…

Bain & Company's 2017 review of the private equity industry uses Preqin data to analyze buyout deals and exits, fundraising, fund managers, investors, dry powder and more.

In November 2017, Preqin surveyed over 50 natural resources fund managers to understand their views on the key issues and challenges facing the industry as well as their outlook for 2018 and beyond. In this report, we bring together the results of this survey, to examine what insight it might provid…

Expanding on data featured in Preqin’s Women in Alternative Assets report, we focus on women-owned venture capital firm activity and look at the recent developments and reactions regarding initiatives to improve the gender imbalance and respond to misconduct allegations. 

We recently surveyed secondary fund managers to gauge their views on the market in 2017, a year characterized by record fundraising and transactions.

Using data from Preqin’s online platform, we look at hedge fund asset flows in Q4 2017 by strategy, fund size, manager headquarters and performance.

This exclusive extract from the recently released 2018 Preqin Global Private Equity & Venture Capital Report provides a detailed overview of the venture capital industry in 2017, including fundraising, deals, investors, performance and more.

Preqin looks at venture capital-backed deal and exit activity in 2017, including breakdowns by geography, stage, type, industry and more.

Preqin looks at infrastructure deal activity in 2017, including breakdowns by geography, stage, size, industry and more.

The 2017 Preqin Private Capital Fundraising Update looks at fundraising activity for the year across the industry as a whole, and in each individual asset class. It also examines the state of the fundraising market going into 2018.

Preqin looks at private equity-backed buyout deal and exit activity in 2017, including breakdowns by geography, size, type, industry and more.

Fundraising for private real estate funds has been strong in 2015. The $86bn raised in the first three quarters of the year comfortably surpasses the $75bn raised during the same period last year. Driving investor appetite for the asset class is strong performance; closed-end private real estate fun…