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Private Equity International Highlights Latest Paul, Weiss Annual Funds Survey
December 9, 2022
In a wide-ranging feature in Private Equity International, corporate partner and Private Funds Group Co-Head Marco Masotti highlighted the findings of the annual Paul, Weiss Private Funds Group survey of 50 recently raised private equity funds with a minimum target of $3 billion.
In the article, “Extensions, Recycling Provisions Featuring More in LPAs,” published on December 9, Marco discussed how the congested fundraising market, heightened macroeconomic uncertainty and regulatory reform have created an environment where many top managers are keeping their funds open for longer periods of time and engaging in game theory-like fundraising strategies, among other trends.
Despite overcrowding in the market, Marco expects fundraising volumes to increase in late 2023. “There’s so much of the world’s investment assets that need to be managed, and private equity is one of those asset classes that people look to for returns,” he says. “More sophisticated investors are going to start committing again – because what history shows is that you get the outperformance in the years when markets are turbulent.”
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