Summer is a relatively quiet time for deals, but in 2019 the total value of deals from June 1 through Aug. 31 failed to eclipse the previous year for the first time since 2015, according to Thomson One. Though 2018 was a substantially high year, 2019 brought in the lowest recorded deal value of the […]
The summer slowdown has finally caught up to U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine fundraising. Since the last issue of Buyouts, fundraising added only $1.8 billion to its year-to-date total, which is now at $227.8 billion. 2019 still outpaces 2018 by a far margin. EW Healthcare outraised all firms, closing its second growth equity fund at $745 […]
Investor appetite for emerging managers seems to be growing. Both the average and median for all investors increased from 2018 to 2019, according to the Emerging Manager Survey, published by Buyouts Insider in partnership with Gen II Fund Services. Small investors, those that commit less than $100 million per year to private equity and venture […]
The number of investors willing to make an anchor commitment increased, from 64 percent in 2018 to 76 percent in 2019, according to the Emerging Manager Survey. What hasn’t changed is what they expect in return: 78 percent of investors said they would seek discounted management fees for an anchor commitment.
The number of worldwide private equity funds to hit the market has been increasing over time, and has almost reached 4,000 funds at the start of Q3 2019, according to Preqin’s Quarterly Update: Private Equity & Venture Capital Q2 2019. North America and Asia are the most attractive fundraising markets, with more than 1,500 funds […]
Despite reaching the dog days of summer, U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine fundraising continues to soar. Since the last issue of Buyouts, fundraising added another $10 billion to its year-to-date total, which is now at $226 billion—$100 billion more than at this point in 2018. ArcLight Capital Partners led the charge. The Boston-based firm raised $3.5 billion […]
The largest firms and funds, which target $1 billion or more, make up just 5 percent of the market, but they account for almost two-thirds of all capital sought, according to Preqin. Almost half of the funds in the market (46 percent) are competing to secure just 4 percent of all capital targeted. Download the […]
For the third straight year, the Emerging Manager Report found that family offices make up the majority of capital raised by emerging managers with 18 percent—the lowest it has polled in three years. Public pensions trailed closely behind at 16 percent—the highest it has polled over the past three years. Download the Excel here: Charts […]
Emerging managers have seen growth in the size of their limited partner base, according to the third edition of the Emerging Managing Report published by Buyouts Insider in partnership with Gen II Fund Services, LLC. The average number for emerging buyout managers increased by 15 from 2018 to 2019, while the average number for emerging […]
Emerging managers have seen growth in the size of their limited partner base, according to the third edition of the Emerging Managing Report published by Buyouts Insider in partnership with Gen II Fund Services, LLC. The average number for emerging buyout managers increased by 15 from 2018 to 2019, while the average number for emerging […]