Hedge funds’ AUM falls to $3.31 trillion in Q12020
The economic fallout caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the hedge fund industry with AUM falling below $3.50 trillion for first time since Q4-2018, says Preqin.
The economic fallout caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the hedge fund industry with AUM falling below $3.50 trillion for first time since Q4-2018, says Preqin.
Venture capital investment in healthtech hits $8.2 billion in the first quarter of 2020, the highest quarterly total on record, says Preqin; large deals continue to be made.
The alternatives industry faces short-term disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the longer-term impact is more positive, says Preqin.
Though investors are revising their commitments to alternatives in 2020, most are not adjusting their longer-term plans, says Preqin.
PE fundraise surpassed $500 billion for the fourth consecutive year in 2019; assets under management of the industry could reach $5 trillion by the end of 2022, says industry tracker Preqin
Women in senior roles are still a minority in the global alternatives industry; their representation grows just 0.9% in two years.
This is a growing asset class among institutional investors—in terms of number of investors as well as their invested value.
30% investors feel Asia presents the best opportunities for investing in private debt, says Preqin’s H1 2018 Investor Outlook survey.
London-headquartered Preqin finds in its survey of 221 venture capital fund managers that sustainability and impact on environment and society are becoming key factors for investment decisions.