Private vs. public:
co-movements are stronger than you think
The quarterly movements of multiples of US LBO funds and major US stock indexes appear to be significantly positively correlated, …
Sep 20, 2019
Most hurdle rates featured in private equity funds are set at 8% of internal rate of return. Although the origin of this specific figure is unclear, it is still largely applied to this day. It is of crucial importance for the fund manager: if this rate of return is not reached, then fund investors collect the full profits of the fund.
As the hurdle rate is time sensitive, this puts venture fund managers at a disadvantage, especially since venture-backed companies tend to stay private longer. More than 60% of LBO funds managed to beat the hurdle, while only 38% of VC funds exceeded the 8% threshold. This confirms that shorter holding periods characteristic for buyout strategy go in favour of LBO fund managers.
Sep 20, 2019
Private vs. public:
co-movements are stronger than you think
The quarterly movements of multiples of US LBO funds and major US stock indexes appear to be significantly positively correlated, …
Aug 01, 2019
Setting up a monitoring system in private equity
This edition of Frontline uses eFront Insight data to see whether the deployment of some simple automated triggers, based on …
Jul 18, 2019
Returns, risks and liquidity of VC Funds in Q1 2019
Active venture capital funds made a very impressive closure of 2018, far exceeding historical averages. These high last-quarter returns remain …