Highlights: – Private Credit Assets Will Surpass Those of Buyouts – “Capital is Abundant, But Time is Scarce” – Quantifying How Good U.S. Tax Reform is for PE – Technology is Set to Play an Ever-Greater Role in PE – Bain’s Much Anticipated Global PE Report is Out – PE KeyTrends Quick Question Results PRIVATE… Read more

Luca Mannucci is the Milan-based investment advisor for Italy’s Banca Sella Holding. He explains why the banking group invests in funds via Palico’s digital marketplace Read more

Angel Garcia Diez is head of investments at Spanish insurance group HNA. He explains here why HNA invests through Palico’s digital marketplace.

A Palico survey of limited partners who’ve successfully purchased stakes in private equity funds on the secondary market over the last six months shows exceptionally strong pricing, with the average sale happening at 99.8 percent of a fund’s most recently reported net asset value. Moreover, 12 out of the 25 funds for which Palico has… Read more

This report highlights answers to survey questions concerning private equity fundraising, performance and secondaries. The questions – an integral part of our monthly KeyTrends press summary and commentary – were sent to limited partner and general partner members of Palico between August 2017 and January 2018. Each of the survey questions generated an average of… Read more

  I’m not the first to say it, but it bears repeating: This is the the golden age of private equity investment. To paraphrase Michael Milken, private equity affords very unusual rates of return thanks in large measure to PE’s flexibility. Indeed, private equity is more a style of investment than anything else. What defines… Read more

In the six years since Palico’s online marketplace for private equity funds was founded, average fund size in the industry has nearly doubled to $1.3 billion. This, along with record amounts of capital available for investment, is a sign of rude health. Yet larger and larger funds competing against each other are likely to have… Read more

Palico wishes a happy and productive 2018 to all! As we head into the new year, the infographic below illustrates some of Palico’s milestones in 2017. Today Palico’s global marketplace for private equity fund opportunities (primary and secondary) unites nearly 3,000 accredited limited partners with over 5,000 general partners. Log in to see how digital… Read more

Out of the nearly 3,000 accredited limited partners seeking primary and secondary private equity fund investments in Palico’s digital marketplace, 19 percent are either from family offices or are high net worth individuals. Their numbers among Palico’s limited partner members are second only to fund-of-funds professionals – roughly 1 out of 4 Palico LP members…. Read more

Highlights: – In Leveraged Buyouts the Banks are Back – SWFs Share of PE Fund Assets Rises – The Coller Capital Global PE Barometer is Here – A Record Number of First-Time Funds Seek Capital – PE KeyTrends Quick Question Results IN LEVERAGED BUYOUTS, THE BANKS ARE BACK, following the October decision by the U.S…. Read more