Research & Data

After a dip in 2015, secondaries fundraising is resurgent, as data from PEI Research and Analytics shows.

Discounts could also widen for European funds amid volatility related to Brexit, according to a mid-year report by the advisory firm obtained exclusively by Secondaries Investor.

Median pricing for stakes in buyout funds has fallen for the first time since 2013, according to a mid-year report by Elm Capital.

Sales by pensions surged to account for over a third of sales by volume amid a rise in disposals by opportunistic sellers, according to Setter Capital's mid-year report.

Sellers are demanding a high price despite a widening quality gap among funds focusing on the asset class, according to a report by Partners Group.

Analysis of our top 30 managers ranking shows a better diversified portfolio of commitments delivers better returns than one concentrating on the largest players.

Expected returns for secondaries deals completed in the first half are down compared with a year earlier, according to a report by Setter Capital.

Average returns for all strategies fell both on quarterly and yearly comparisons, according to the Institutional Limited Partners Association's latest benchmark data.

Total deal volume in the first half fell to around $17bn, according to the advisory firm's mid-year report.

The US's largest public pension's secondaries strategy outperformed all others across three, five and 10-year periods.