In respect to jurisdictional fund raising, people are choosing
to use Guernsey to raise new funds, but the uncertainty from Brexit
negotiations between the UK and Europe hasn't helped.
The last two years have been a boon for global private equity
managers. In 2017, total net new assets reached USD552 billion
according to Preqin, and although slightly down in 2018, the asset
class still attracted USD426 billion.
With close to USD1 trillion in net inflows, it seems investors
can't allocate to private equity fast enough, snapping up
co-investment and secondary opportunities to supplement their
primary allocations as they seek to maintain healthy long-term
returns in what remains a low-rate, low-return environment.
