Fundraising

China's fundraising environment looks even more bleak moving into 2022, as wary investors pause commitments to the market.

Few secondaries firms remain independent after a glut of M&A transactions this year.

The Copenhagen fund of funds hit the hard cap on its most recent fund, after the previous vehicle closed €100m under target.

In a year when there was no shortage of developments to dissect, here are five of our favourite editorial commentaries from the last 12 months.

The business and financial services-focused firm raised at least £335m for a top-up sister fund and a co-investment vehicle, as well as its fourth flagship fund.

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.

Topics du jour included LP sentiment around today’s heady fundraising environment and frenetic dealmaking; the pervasiveness of continuation vehicles; and the democratisation of private markets.

Fundraising will take longer next year and the majority of capital will be allocated to safety, noted panellists at Private Equity International's Women in Private Markets Summit on Wednesday.

GP stakes funds are targeting nearly three times 2019’s record fundraising haul, but the lack of predictability around exits may be keeping LPs from embracing the strategy.

Investor demand for new managers rests on the return of in-person meetings.