INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR SENTIMENT SURVEy - PEI Media
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR SENTIMENT SURVEy - PEI Media
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR SENTIMENT SURVEy - PEI Media
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Fundraising by Strategy<br />
150<br />
institutional<br />
investor<br />
sentiment<br />
survey<br />
foreword<br />
executive summary<br />
allocation<br />
fees<br />
lp – gp relationship<br />
future investments<br />
and concerns<br />
appendix: global<br />
•<br />
fundraising<br />
page 38<br />
Aggregate Capital Raised ($bn)<br />
120<br />
90<br />
60<br />
30<br />
0<br />
Mezzanine Buyout Growth /<br />
Expansion<br />
Capital<br />
Venture<br />
Capital<br />
Fund of<br />
Funds<br />
n 2009 n 2010 n 2011 n 2012YTD<br />
Source: Private Equity International<br />
Secondaries<br />
Turnaround<br />
/<br />
Distressed<br />
Co-investment<br />
The overwhelming trend in fundraising over the past few years has been the prevalence<br />
of buyout and venture capital funds, which have consistently raised more capital than<br />
other strategies. In 2011 alone, 105 buyout funds reached a final closed, raising a total of<br />
$89 billion. Although this figure is lower than the $126 billion raised in 2009, it shows an<br />
improvement from 2010’s $75 billion of capital which was raised by 98 funds.<br />
Venture capital funds raised a total of $28 billion in 2011, through 109 funds. Bessemer<br />
Venture Partners’ Fund VIII raised $1.6 billion for global venture capital opportunities,<br />
making it the largest VC fund in 2011. A clear trend in venture capital funds is the dominance<br />
of North America and Asia-Pacific as both originators of venture capital funds as<br />
well as targets for venture capital investments. Four of the top ten venture funds in 2011<br />
were focused solely on opportunities in North America, with a further four targeting<br />
global opportunities and two focusing solely on Asia Pacific. This illustrates that whilst<br />
there is a growing trend towards emerging markets for higher returns, investors and fund<br />
managers have not yet reduced their reliance on good returns from established markets.<br />
Conversely, fund of funds have witnessed a sharp decline with the number of funds<br />
reaching a final close in 2011 totalling just 26, down from 49 in 2009. The capital raised<br />
has similarly decreased from just over $21.7 billion in 2009 to $6 billion in the 12 months<br />
to December 2011.<br />
In the first four months of 2012, buyout and venture capital funds have continued<br />
to dominate the fundraising market, with capital raised for such funds accounting for<br />
77 percent of the total capital raised this year, to date. The three largest funds to reach<br />
a final close this year were also all buyout funds, managed by Blackstone, BC European<br />
Capital and Hony Capital.<br />
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