PE co-investment outstrips funds: QIC
A panel of private equity investors also discussed the implications of a shift towards direct deals in preference to co-investment, with Australia's QIC tipping greater dispersion of returns.
Private equity investors speaking on panel last week challenged studies that suggest PE co-investments underperform fund investments and discussed the implications of a trend towards more direct deals.
At the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum in Hong Kong, Marcus Simpson, head of global private equity at Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), took issue in particular with a Harvard Business School/Insead study released in 2013.
The research found that deals available fo…
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