Performance

Executives from AnaCap Financial Partners, Lovell Minnick Partners and Pollen Street Capital share their advice on how to invest as central banks continue to hike up interest rates with PEI.

Illinois State Board of Investment tops the list of public pension systems with the strongest private equity returns.

During a recession, private equity mega-funds deliver returns similar to those of their peers and with less selection risk for investors.

With so much recent track record unrealised, investors must focus on cash-on-cash, says Ivan Vercoutère, co-founder of LGT Capital Partners.

The SWF's special opportunities basket focuses on direct investments in venture capital and buyout deals as well as co-investments and stakes in investment firms.

Family offices, endowments also plan on increasing private equity allocations this year.

Inflation and higher rates won’t derail the momentum of growth investing, but they will help reveal who got ahead on judgment and who got there by luck.

Fifteen funds exceeded their targets by 23% on average, with General Atlantic and Blackstone achieving the highest disparity.

Managers are utilising mechanisms such as convertible debt instruments, put options and minimum returns to mitigate uncertainty over exits.

Private equity recorded its best performance last year for the €60bn Swedish insurer ahead of a year when returns will be ‘challenging’ to replicate, its senior portfolio manager tells PEI.