State institutions are set to pour up to $300 billion into private equity assets in the next few years, increasingly through direct and co-investments, creating a new market dynamic.
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.
As institutional investors boost their allocations to hedge funds, they are growing more selective and specific about what they want from managers, finds a new report.