LHI: Private Equity focuses on its strengths

08/10/2010

The 2008 shock is overcome: the fundraising of European private equity industry continues its stable growth trend with a profit of 5.6 billion euros in the first quarter of 2010 compared to 3.6 M € billion on the previous quarter. According to the industry information, "Alt Assets," the funds mainly from growth capital and buyout funds were raised, the traditional fields of activity of private equity. In these segments, therefore, investors have the most confidence, the business model they trust most stable returns over the typical holding period of five to eight years.

Clear favorites recognizable

The medium-term bond system together with the relative to other asset classes far less breathless assessment practices of private equity investments portfoliostabilisierenden the effect of corporate shares. The industry likes to point out that realism is moved into the market: Particularly popular are enterprises from the information technology, medical technology, biotechnology and clean tech, including renewable energy.
Europe outperformed U.S.