Posts by THE LEAD
Grade A Markets
Investment grade corporate bond spreads are near record lows. Source: Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) – St. Louis Fed, The…
Read MoreHigh Five – 2025 Outlook (First of a Series)
A year ago we identified four issues for 2024 that would lay the foundations for a Goldilocks era in private…
Read MorePrivate Equity Now – Impact on Fundraising (GP Perspective)
A successful track record of investment exits is always a given, but doing so today is essential to attract new…
Read MorePrivate Equity Now – Portfolio Positioning (LP Perspective)
We conclude our series on the Private Equity liquidity crunch with this question: What do scarce realizations mean for LPs…
Read MorePrivate Debt Intelligence – 12/16/2024
Top ten private debt funds hoover up 60% of capital in 2024 [wpdm_package id=’73005′] Read more in ‘Preqin 2025 Global…
Read MoreInterest Bearing Accounts
After three flat-to-down years, LP’s look to be gearing up for 2025. Source: Private Equity International’s LP Perspectives 2025 Study
Read MorePrivate Equity Now: The LP Perspective
In recent years, private equity secondaries have bloomed from a cottage industry, extending back to the 1980’s, to an essential…
Read MoreTo Co-Invest, or Not to Co-Invest
The majority of GPs in Europe and North America offer equity co-investment programs. Source: Dechert’s 2025 Global Private Equity Outlook.…
Read MorePrivate Equity Now – The GP/LP Relationship
In this series we have explored the challenges GPs face today across the full private equity lifecycle – fundraising, deployment…
Read MorePrivate Equity Now: The GP Perspective
Challenging financing conditions and macroeconomic disruptions have ushered in a period of lackluster M&A activity the last few years. Sellers…
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