This contribution is provided by Revolution Asset Management. Appetite for alternative defensive allocations continues to grow as investors seek new ways to preserve capital and generate stable income. This is supported by a number of factors such as the current low interest rate environment result…

Until recently, an era of low interest rates fed advantageous opportunities for global investors. Cheap borrowing has fuelled the growth of asset prices, driving up valuations globally. But as those opportunities decline, private debt, an asset class which emphasizes capital preservation, aiming to …

With their increasing sophistication, Korean LPs continue to expand their overseas alternatives allocations. The growth of investors’ overseas alternatives allocations is outstripping that of their domestic allocations, fuelled by limited opportunities onshore and increased familiarity with for…

With the decline of traditional lenders comes growing opportunity for the private debt industry. After total private debt fundraising in 2015 broke $100bn for the first time, all the signs point towards a continuation of this steady industry growth: Preqin anticipates that the market will have doubl…

Over half (57%) of the fund searches issued by hedge fund investors in Q3 2017 came from those based in North America, up from 44% in Q2 2018. Europe-based investors accounted for almost a third (30%) of searches issued. The most sought-after strategy among investors in the next 12 months is long/s…

In Q3 2018, 79 new hedge funds were established globally, the majority (81%) of which are single-manager funds. Following two successive quarters of contributing a healthy 6% of total launch activity, funds of hedge funds represented only 1% of launches in Q3 2018. Europe accounted for 39% of fund l…

Why does Deerpath Capital focus on lower-middle-market-sized borrowers? In comparison to larger size loans, we believe the lower middle market offers a more attractive supply/demand balance for lenders. At Deerpath we see more than 1,200 lending opportunities in our size range in a typical year. Thi…

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

In our final blog of this series, we share the views on alternative assets expressed by over 500 institutional investors when surveyed in June 2018, as well as their thoughts on how their alternative assets portfolios will perform in the next 12 months. A decade ago, global alternatives assets unde…

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

To celebrate the launch of The 2018 Preqin Alternative Assets Performance Monitor, we will be releasing a series of blogs to highlight the key findings of the report and shed light on the current performance of the alternative asset industry. Our first blog in this series takes a closer look at the …

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

This series looks at the tools available on Preqin’s online platform that can to help you to effectively benchmark your funds or portfolio. Part one examined how you can use our market benchmarks and create custom benchmarks to track the funds that are most relevant to you. However, comparing funds …

As the alternative assets industry continues to grow, Preqin is launching an initiative examining the Future of Alternatives. In conjunction with key industry participants, we take a five-year look into the future to see where the market will be, what changes fund managers are planning for and how i…

This is the third series looking at how Preqin helps alternative assets professionals with their key workflows. Series one examined how we can assist fund allocators in choosing the right funds for them, while series two discussed the ways in which we help fund managers in finding and attracting inv…

This is the second series examining how Preqin can help you navigate an increasingly vast and complex alternative assets industry. Following our first series, ‘How Preqin Helps You Select Funds’, this week’s topic looks at how Preqin can assist fund managers looking to raise funds and attract capita…