Fundraising

Private equity industry veteran tells us that “the best opportunities are in temporary market dislocations when good companies get dragged down with the general market movement.”

2015 is on track to match 2014’s annual fundraising total. Through Q1 of 2015, 151 private equity funds secured $94 billion in capital commitments.

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With structural tailwinds still in place, private equity continues to see a steady increase in fundraising activity. According to Preqin, $431Bn of new capital was closed in 2013, the highest amount since 2008.

Private equity fundraising activity has seen a steady pickup since the financial crisis five years ago.