Investors’ top priority when committing to new funds is not track record, but hard to quantify management performance measurements such as succession planning and depth of talent bench, according to a private equity focused survey by Green Peak.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Institutional investors say they are willing to trade lower returns for less risk. However, is the current push for core full of hidden risk?
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Competition for core assets is pushing prices higher and cap rates down, however with little prospect for growth is the sector becoming increasingly risky?
2 min read · 24 January 2013
The private equity industry accounted for 73% of UK M&A activity in the first half of the year, its highest proportion on record.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Investors eyeing the US should not expect outsized performance in the asset class, amid warnings a lackluster jobs market will dampen the country’s overall economic recovery.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Offshore LPs invested with China-based private equity managers are concerned at the conflict of interest between USD-denominated vehicles and their RMB-denominated counterparts. But what can be done? Jenny Blinch reports.
9 min read · 24 January 2013
Some LPs mistakenly think they’re committing to outperforming managers, according to a recent white paper.
2 min read · 24 January 2013
A study of US CMBS deals reveals that more than 3,500 loans currently have debt service coverage ratios of 1.0x or less. That figure could quickly grow to $75bn as less than half the CMBS universe has reported 2009 financials.
3 min read · 24 January 2013
LPs are demanding consultants and advisors provide extra due diligence when recommending real estate funds for investments – or face legal challenges if losses are incurred later. PERE magazine May issue 2010
2 min read · 24 January 2013
Research by Swiss group, SCM Strategic Capital Management, suggests placement agents decided not to work for certain firms last year in the belief that their fundraising efforts would flounder
1 min read · 24 January 2013
