Institutional investors can target investments with a social and environmental value while also earning a competitive rate of financial return, allowing them to maintain their fiduciary duty while simultaneously having a social impact.
Despite the return of serious macroeconomic concerns in the second half of the year, private equity fundraising in the European private equity market saw a rise in 2011. However, while there are still a record number of funds in the market, success levels are falling, evidenced by a lower average fund size in the mid-market:
Private equity investors in the US mid-market are paying significantly higher multiples to acquire larger companies, while the premium investors place on above-average financial performance is diminishing, new research has found.
Almost two-thirds of limited partners are planning to invest in private equity during the first half of this year and a significant number are currently below their target allocations, a likely sign that fundraising conditions will improve in 2012, according to new research.
Global private equity investment was down in value for the third month on the trot in January 2012. Dealmaking activity featuring private eqity funding fell to $8.15bn, a decline of 38 per cent from December’s $13.08bn, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk.
The value of private equity investment in the cleantech sector has continued to see-saw in the last couple of months, and January's results continued the trend.
In 2011, 60 Israeli private equity deals attracted $2.88bn, an 18 per cent increase from $2.44bn attracted by 65 deals in 2010. Ten deals, each more than $100m, accounted for $2.15bn or 75 per cent of the total amount.
With a significant number of funds looking to raise capital in 2012, the industry looks set for an uptick in fundraising activity. However, with commitments expected to be hit by the ongoing capital overhang, a challenging market awaits.
In 2011 fewer exits by US venture-backed companies netted more capital as the median price paid for an acquisition and the median amount raised during an IPO spiked.
Institutional investors can target investments with a social and environmental value while also earning a competitive rate of financial return, allowing them to maintain their fiduciary duty while simultaneously having a social impact. 
Despite the return of serious macroeconomic concerns in the second half of the year, private equity fundraising in the European private equity market saw a rise in 2011. However, while there are still a record number of funds in the market, success levels are falling, evidenced by a lower average fund size in the mid-market: 
Private equity investors in the US mid-market are paying significantly higher multiples to acquire larger companies, while the premium investors place on above-average financial performance is diminishing, new research has found. 
Almost two-thirds of limited partners are planning to invest in private equity during the first half of this year and a significant number are currently below their target allocations, a likely sign that fundraising conditions will improve in 2012, according to new research. 
Global private equity investment was down in value for the third month on the trot in January 2012. Dealmaking activity featuring private eqity funding fell to $8.15bn, a decline of 38 per cent from December’s $13.08bn, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk. 
The value of private equity investment in the cleantech sector has continued to see-saw in the last couple of months, and January's results continued the trend. 
In 2011, 60 Israeli private equity deals attracted $2.88bn, an 18 per cent increase from $2.44bn attracted by 65 deals in 2010. Ten deals, each more than $100m, accounted for $2.15bn or 75 per cent of the total amount. 
Private equity activity in Australia has shown strong performance in periods of high volatility for public equities, according to a new report. 
With a significant number of funds looking to raise capital in 2012, the industry looks set for an uptick in fundraising activity. However, with commitments expected to be hit by the ongoing capital overhang, a challenging market awaits. 
In 2011 fewer exits by US venture-backed companies netted more capital as the median price paid for an acquisition and the median amount raised during an IPO spiked. 
