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Private Equity Leaders Survey
State of the Market
1.
Are you raising a fund now?
Yes
No but we plan to start raising later in 2021
No and we have no plans to start raising in 2021
2.
How does your current or planned fund compare to previous iterations?
Larger
Smaller
Same size
N/A
3.
Does your firm plan to launch a fund with a different strategy to your firm’s heritage? If so, which strategy?
Real Estate
Private debt
Infrastructure
Venture Capital
Natural Resources
None
4.
In the next 12 months, we expect overall private markets fundraising will:
increase versus the last 12 months
decrease versus the last 12 months
stay broadly the same
*
5.
Which three economic and political factors will have the most impact on private markets over the next 12 months?
(Required.)
Debt levels
Inflation
Cryptocurrency development
Interest rates
Climate change
US-China relations
Brexit
Commodity price volatility
Stock market volatility
Incoming Biden Presidency
Other (please specify)
6.
How positive do you feel about the operating environment for private equity in your region in the next 12 months?
Very positive
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Very negative
versus the last 12 months
Very positive
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Very negative
versus public markets
Very positive
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Very negative
7.
How do you expect your funds to perform over the next 12 months versus the last year?
Better
About the same
Worse
8.
How do you think your investor base will change over the next five years by investor type as a proportion?
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Institutions
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Private Wealth
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Fund of Funds
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Retail Investors
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
9.
How do you think your investor base will change over the next five years by geography as a proportion?
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
North America
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Western Europe
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Central and Eastern Europe
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Africa
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Middle East
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Asia
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A
Latin America
Grow
Stay the same
Shrink
N/A