The private equity index benefited from solid public market returns and rising commodity prices, which boosted company-level performance.
The last quarter is the ninth in a row to yield positive returns for ALJA, private equity and venture capital funds. Private equity continued to outpe ...
ALJA Thinks that the fact that the number of firms raising money successfully remains at such low levels confirms an ongoing contraction of the venture capital industry, which will serve well those funds that can obtain commitments, but that group is becoming more and more narrow.
Thirty-seven studied venture capital funds raised $2.7 billion in the second quarter of 2011. This level marks a 28 percent increase by dollar commitm ...
However, the first quarter of 2011 marks the first time in four years that the amount invested in the first quarter has shown an increase over the fourth quarter investment amount.
Venture capitalists invested $5.9 billion in 736 deals in the first quarter of 2011. Quarterly investment activity increased 5% in terms of dollars bu ...
Private equity outperformed venture capital during the same period, while both lagged public market returns -- the latter a reversal from the fourth quarter of 2010, when both alternative asset classes produced better returns than the major public market indices.
Strong public market performance and a gradually improving economy helped improve the results generated by private equity and venture capital funds in ...
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