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Learn About Private Equity

What is Private Equity?

Private equity ("PE") generally refers to an asset class where equity...

What is a Private Equity Fund?

Private Equity ("PE") Funds The majority of PE investments are made th...

Investing in Private Equity Funds

PE Fund Investors PE Fund investors are typically large institutional...

Risks in Private Equity

Key Risk Factors As with all asset classes, investing in Private Equit...

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Private Equity Articles

McKinsey Global Private Markets Review 2022

Welcome to the 2022 edition of McKinsey’s annual review of private mar...

Bain & Co Global Private Equity Report 2022

By just about any measure, private equity set a remarkable new standar...

Fitch Ratings Special Report - PE CFOs Stable After Coronavirus Recovery

Fitch Ratings-New York-22 November 2021: Private equity (PE) collatera...

Fitch Ratings – PE CFO Update: 3Q21

Private equity (PE) collateralized fund obligations (CFOs) rated...

McKinsey Global Private Markets Review 2021

The year 2020 was turbulent for private markets, as it was for much of...

Bain & Co Global Private Equity Report 2021

It was a year of massive disruption—and private equity emerged unscath...

Bain & Company Global Private Equity Report 2020

If 2018 was a year of divergence—acceleration in the US, deceleration...

McKinsey Global Private Markets Review 2020

Private markets complete an impressive decade of growth. Private marke...

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Private Equity Bonds

What are PE Bonds?

PE Bonds are asset-backed securities, or bonds, backed by cash flows f...

Asset Base and Structure

Constructing the asset base A PE Bond issuer must first put together a...

Benefits of the PE Bond

The PE bond structure allows exposure to private equity, by reducing t...