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Buyout values totalled €27.1bn across 181 deals this year, up from €14.7bn across 398 transactions in 2016, according to data from CMBOR.
European LPs have been happy with their PE performance, but take nothing for granted, writes Sam McMurra
The second Hall of Famer is the 2003-vintage fifth fund from Scandinavian private equity firm Nordic Capital.
Historically high prices remain a big investor concern as we head into 2018, investors told our LP Perspectives Survey 2018.
Private equity firms have turned to credit and sector-specialisation to keep up with LP demands for capital allocations over the past year.
Family offices have the most positive attitude to private equity since PEI began surveying them five years ago.
According to a survey of LPs by placement agent Probitas Partners, declining interest in China is driving a drop-off across emerging markets.
Private equity professionals have identified three key trends that helped to shape the European market during 2017.
Acquisitions by private equity-backed companies with European headquarters rose 20% during the first half, according to Silverfleet Capital.
One-third of limited partners are willing to pay for deals where they are not an existing fund investor, according to a survey by Asante Capital Group.