GP Trends 2022
Our 12th annual GP Trends report looks at the private equity market over the past year.
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Key findings
1 in 8
of GPs do not know how they are going to fund personal commitment to next fund
55%
of GPs expect their next fund to be 25% larger than their current.
83%
of GPs said they expect to make follow-investments after the investment period has closed.
The private equity industry remains remarkably bullish, our ninth GP Trends report, produced in conjunction with MJ Hudson, reveals. Despite pronounced geopolitical and economic uncertainties, more than half of the 300 private equity professionals surveyed expect their next fund to be at least 25% larger than its predecessor, while one in eight expects to double in size.
Meanwhile, more than three-quarters of managing partners rated their career progression prospects at 5/5.
But the asset class nonetheless faces internal challenges. Career progression confidence slumps to 19% for those below partner level, and while a third anticipate a succession event in the next five years, 42% feel unprepared.
Furthermore, one in eight GPs does not know how they are going to fund their personal commitment to their next fund.
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