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Half of private investment funds set hurdle rates at 8% but rates differ by asset class and strategy

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Private equity funds show the least variation, with 80% of PE funds setting hurdle rates at 8%. Real estate funds are almost as likely to set rates at 7% or 9% as 8%....more

A&O Shearman

Relationships Shine During a Recession

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This isn’t the first time—and it certainly won’t be the last—that private equity firms are bracing for an economic downturn. Although private equity firms usually earn their best returns after a recession, only the most...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Continuation Funds: A Growing Trend

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A Tool for Portfolio Management - While the secondaries market has traditionally provided opportunities for limited partners to exit from private equity funds, there has been an increase in General Partner (GP)-led...more

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U.S. Private Equity: 2021 Market Outlook

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This year should combine both commercial opportunities and regulatory risks for private equity. Deal multiples are high and will probably stabilize or continue to go a little higher given the combined effect of a scarcity of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] PEER Series - What Private Equity Wants to Know About PIPEs - August 20th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

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As recent volatile markets have necessitated diversification in transaction and financing structures, private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions have been on the rise, with sponsors increasingly considering these...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: Private Equity Sponsors - Navigating Fundraising and Fund-Level Matters in Challenging Times

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The private equity industry has seen substantial growth and success since the global financial crisis of 2008. For the first time in over a decade, private equity sponsors are now entering what may be an extended period of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Podcast: Akin Gump Post-Funds Conference Report

In this episode, Akin Gump investment management partners Kelli Moll and Stephen Vine report on the firm’s recent New York Private Investment Funds Conference, the topics covered from the dais and the hot topics going into...more

King & Spalding

Navigating Private Equity Fund Limitations for Energy Infrastructure-Focused Investments

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Energy infrastructure funds have emerged as a class of funds that offer investors the potential for long-term stable returns, as well as downside protection through the asset class’s inflation-hedging characteristics. An...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Co-Investments: Positives and Pitfalls

The popularity and number of co-investments has been on the rise. Co-investment opportunities are seen by investors as more unique, lower-cost alternatives to typical private equity fund investments. For fund sponsors,...more

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