BlackRock has agreed to acquire Preqin, a leading independent provider of private markets data for £2.55 billion or approximately $3.2 billion in cash. Bringing together Preqin’s data and research tools with Aladdin’s complementary workflow...
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July 02, 2024, 07:52 AM
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The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the North American commercial real estate market hard according to a report from Preqin. Private equity real estate (PERE) fundraising reached a peak in 2019, as funds secured $83 billion, and seemed to be set to match...
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August 11, 2020, 09:00 AM
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Three quarters of surveyed investors believe that equity markets are at a peak, up from 61% that said the same at the end of 2018, according to The Preqin Investor Update: Alternative Assets H2 2019. Just 6% believe markets are expanding, down 15...
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August 28, 2019, 08:30 AM
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Private capital funds have been increasingly turning to subscription credit facilities (SCFs) to offer funding for deals. These arrangements, whereby a fund manager secures short-term financing from a credit provider in lieu of making capital calls...
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June 12, 2019, 08:40 AM
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Distressed debt has long been a major component of the private debt industry. At the time of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) distressed debt funds raised record levels of capital and saw record performance, as funds took advantage of distressed...
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May 24, 2019, 08:50 AM
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The past 12 months marked the most active year ever recorded for private equity-backed buyout deal making, according to a new report from Preqin.
There were 5,106 acquisitions announced in 2018, the fifth consecutive year in which the number of...
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January 08, 2019, 07:50 AM
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Healthcare-focused private equity is on the brink of a record year, according to new data from Preqin. Capital has flowed into the sector, with healthcare-focused private equity-backed buyout deals seeing year-on-year increases in aggregate deal...
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December 06, 2018, 08:01 AM
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Following two quarters of lower private equity fundraising, Q3 activity has picked up, with 214 funds raising a total of $121 billion, Preqin reports.
Analysts expect these figures to rise by up to 10% as more information becomes available, but the...
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October 05, 2018, 07:11 AM
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A new survey of private debt investors by Preqin and NXT Capital survey has found that 45% believe that the private debt market is at a peak, and that the coming months will see a correction. In response, investors are looking increasingly to US...
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June 22, 2018, 07:14 AM
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Investor interest in distressed debt currently outstrips all other private debt fund types, with 52% of institutions targeting the strategy in Q1 2018. However, fundraising has slumped in 2018 so far, with just three distressed debt funds having...
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May 14, 2018, 07:26 AM
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Monroe Capital LLC announced Ryan Flanders has joined the firm as Vice President in its New York office. Ryan will serve on the firm’s Investor Relations & Marketing team.
Prior to Monroe, Ryan was the Head of Private Debt Products at Preqin, where...
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March 27, 2018, 07:21 AM
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Private equity buyout funds are increasingly becoming involved in the information technology sector, particularly as some technology companies become larger and more mature, Preqin reported. Sixteen information technology-focused buyout funds closed...
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March 15, 2018, 08:00 AM
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According to a new report from Preqin, 2017 was a record year for private debt fundraising, as a combined $107 billion was raised by 136 vehicles. North America saw the most activity, with 75 funds focused on the region raising a total of $67 billion...
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January 05, 2018, 07:30 AM
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