Thursday 17, April 2008 by Mike Gallagher
Private equity fundraising hits $160 billion for first quarter of 2008
Is private equity in the doldrums? Is it a spent force? Has the credit crunch forced investors to take a new look at what the asset class is all about? Not so, according to a new report by Private Equity Intelligence (Preqin). It said that private equity’s track record in delivering strong returns has continued to fuel investor appetite for the asset class amongst institutional investors.
