GIC Private Limited

The upper echelon of this year’s GI 150 ranking collectively holds $930bn in private equity assets – 16% more than last year.

Sector-focused firms say they sit in an advantageous position with dry powder to deploy in a rising rate environment.

The firm gathered €1.5bn for its fund dedicated to the strategy, which will mainly target platform acquisitions in mid-market Europe.

The top firms on this year’s Global Investor 100 increased their private equity allocation by more than 53%, collectively holding $636.1bn in PE assets.

Through H1 2021, private equity and venture capital investments in Brazil totalled $5.7bn, according to LAVCA – more than the full-year total in 2020.

Our crystal ball told us that dealmaking would rebound in 2021, but we didn’t expect the first half to be so big.

Private capital dry powder as of end-June stands at $3.3trn, of which around $1trn is for buyouts alone, according to a report from the consulting firm.

Our interactive guide to the Global Investor 100 digs deeper into the investors most active in private equity by institution type, location and average allocation.