Research

As of March 4, 85 US-based buyout, growth equity, mezzanine and other PE funds had raised $41.2 billion, down 19 percent from a year ago.

A recent survey published by Buyouts shows that getting into a fund from the outside can be costly

Year to date, new managers have raised a combined $47.1 billion

It’s been a good year for U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine fundraising. Since the last issue of Buyouts, fund managers added $6.5 billion to the year-to-date total, currently at more than $281.4 billion. That’s $100 billion more than at this point in 2018, with still a month left of fundraising in the calendar year. Cortec Group […]

The primary industry from which families generated their wealth was finance and insurance, making up 21 percent, according to The Global Family Report 2019. Manufacturing, at 16 percent, and real estate, at 14 percent, round out the top three and are the only three that make up more than 10 percent.  

The average family wealth of those surveyed in The Global Family Office Report 2019 published by UBS and Campden Research stands at $1.2 billion, far above the average family office AUM. Families managed by single-family offices have an average net worth of $1.3 billion, $420 million higher than their multi-family office contemporaries.

U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine fundraising keeps surging forward. Since the last issue of Buyouts, fund managers added $5.4 billion to its year-to-date total, now at more than $274.9 billion. Platinum Equity led the recent charge. The firm, founded by Tom Gores, raised an additional $2.2 billion to its fifth fund, which has now amassed more […]

Get the latest fund performance data for more than 2,100 funds from over 40 LPs by downloading the accompanying Excel spreadsheet. Funds date from vintages 1979 up to 2014, the most recent year the performance data would be meaningful. Click here to download:Fund Performance 2019