Distressed debt funds on the road number an all-time high of 60 as managers prepare to deploy significant capital in the aftermath of COVID-19 Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Amid the continued market disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of distressed debt funds looking to raise...
Hedge funds deliver their highest monthly return since 2009 as public markets record historic rally After recording substantial losses in March, hedge fund performance bounced back in April 2020. The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark returned +5.82% in April, the highest monthly return since May 2009 (+6.56%). Performance was boosted...
Private real estate activity has slowed so far in 2020 as the pandemic impacts sector dynamics Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Pexels / Pixabay The private equity real estate (PERE) market is in an unexpected position. 2019 could be characterized as a banner year for the industry: assets under...
The economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the hedge fund industry in Q1. Industry assets under management (AUM) fell by 9.4% from Q4 2019, to $3.31tn as of 31 March 2020. This is the first time AUM has fallen below $3.5tn since Q4...
Certificates of Capital Development (CKDs) are helping investors to access a variety of developing sectors in Mexico – namely infrastructure, real estate, mining, technology and business. Introduced by the Mexican Government in 2009, CKDs are private capital vehicles that allow AFOREs (Mexico’s public pension funds) and other domestic LPs...
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark posted a return of +0.46% in September, recovering from the August return of -0.98% and pushing the 2019 YTD figure to +7.50% and the 12-month return to +2.14%. This coincides with the threat of a global downturn slightly easing. Q3 2019 hedge fund letters,...
Fundraising for these real estate vehicles is lacklustre as the industry awaits final regulatory guidelines from the US Treasury Q3 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Opportunity Zone Funds (OZFs) are designed to enable investors to do well by doing good. Created to spur investment in low-income communities designated as...
Founders who thrive have what Indonesia-based venture capital firm East Ventures calls “paradoxical personality traits.” Q3 2019 hedge fund letters, conferences and more kreatikar / Pixabay Indonesia is one of the hottest markets for venture capital (VC) today. But a decade ago, when East Ventures was founded, the archipelago was still new...
How third-party data can deepen intelligence, and the importance of data stewardship, by Preqin and DealCloud. Q2 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc Goumbik / Pixabay Every private equity fund manager has come to terms with the importance of data; both the game-changing potential of good data and the pitfalls of poorly...
Throughout the past decade, alternative investments have gained traction in the market and secured their place in investors’ portfolios. In 2008, there were more than 3,500 institutional investors active in alternatives globally; in 2019, there are over 11,000. While the US and Western Europe remain popular centres of investment,...
Managers in the region are providing investors with outsized returns to compensate for risk. Q2 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc Although the majority of European capital is concentrated among Western Europe-based managers, Nordic-based fund managers have offered investors the largest return compared with firms in Western Europe and Central &...
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark posted gains of 0.23% in July, bringing the YTD return to 7.88% and marking the sixth positive return in the first seven months of the year. Q2 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc As geopolitical tensions intensify, the global macroeconomic outlook is increasingly uncertain and...
Pension funds could have the power to direct new growth in Italy’s markets Q2 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc Driven by high distributions and attractive returns, the European private equity market has grown by 25% since December 2015. Italy has exhibited particular growth in recent years, with a private capital...
Preqin is proud to have partnered with the Australian Investment Council to produce the 2019 Yearbook Report on Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Activity. Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc The report covers activity data on funds, deals and exits across the private equity & venture capital industry in...
China and India have traditionally been the natural choice for venture capitalists looking at investment in Asia. This leaves little room for other countries in the region to stand out. Despite its developed economy status, mature financial market and 127 million inhabitants, Japan has struggled to attract private market...
Executive Summary The analyses in this report are derived from the public plan documents in eVestment Market Lens. Market Lens aggregates thousands of documents sourced from the U.S., Canada and the U.K., ranging from asset allocation studies to program reviews and manager evaluations. Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc As institutional...
Next in our blog series taken from our Don’t Believe the Hype whitepaper, we discuss how best to model data and why too much data is not necessarily a good thing. Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc niekverlaan / Pixabay Modelling the Data Even when all the available data has been...
How important do you believe environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors – including diversity in the workplace – are to investors? Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc Free-Photos / Pixabay Posed by an audience member, this was the final question asked of a panel of fund managers at Preqin’s recent breakfast...
Executive Summary In the last eight months, investor flows to hedge funds have been positive only once, but that does not mean funds are not gaining new assets. If you’re a large firm that performed well in 2018, chances are 2019 is feeling like a very positive year. For large...
Preqin is constantly looking at how alternative assets are evolving in order to ensure our data adds context, clarity and conviction to your decision-making. The use of subscription credit facilities (also known as equity bridge facilities, subscription line facilities or capital call facilities) by private capital funds to facilitate...
Following a record 2018, venture capital activity in the US is off to a robust start. In the first quarter of 2019, 1,026 venture capital deals were completed for an aggregate $28bn, up from $19bn in Q1 2018. This report, produced by Preqin in partnership with First Republic Bank, explores...
As ESG continues to grow in prominence in the alternatives assets industry, so too does the amount of conversation around it. Here, Preqin speaks to Beth Richtman from CalPERS for their take on the subject. Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc mohamed_hassan / Pixabay There are many definitions of ESG in the industry–...
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