Investment Allocations

Live sporting events have been some of the most disrupted due to covid-19, and yet private equity is still betting on big returns from the sector.

Lower entry multiples in the small-cap segment and more companies that are open for takeover discussions add to dealflow.

The $41.9bn endowment has made progress in growing its private equity portfolio while shedding older illiquid assets that have weighed on performance.

The pandemic has accelerated the number of fund placement executives going in-house.

GPs are having more success in hiring from Asia's top placement agents to bolster their in-house fundraising capabilities during the pandemic.

With live music suffering, the focus is on back catalogues. David Conrod of FocusPoint explains how royalties investment is demonstrating its resilience.

Institutional investors want to avoid mistakes they made post-GFC and want to capitalise on investment opportunities working around covid-19-induced limitations, Probitas has found.

Horizon Capital successfully pivoted from a growth to a turnaround investment after a Russian ban on Moldovan wine imports shut down Purcari Wineries’ largest export market.

Schroder Adveq is one of the latest western firms to benefit from Shanghai's QFLP programme, which provides access to a market that has until now proved elusive for international LPs.

Documents seen by PEI show Kapital Football Group is seeking around $270m of equity capital for phase one of a plan that includes acquiring a 'mid-table' Premier League club.