Key findings

Indeed, the 2019 novel coronavirus took hold just as we were researching this edition of our GP Trends report. We couldn’t ignore the pandemic; in fact, we commissioned additional research, in order to provide a more timely picture of how the world has been impacted and how you and your peers are reacting. You will find a special section is this edition of GP Trends, dedicated to the impact of COVID-19.

60%

feel that COVID-19 will be more severe than the 2008 global financial crisis

83%

do not expect to make a portfolio exit in the next 12 months

33%

expect to suspend or postpone fundraising for their next fund

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GP Trends 2022

Our 12th annual GP Trends report looks at the private equity market over the past year.

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I joined Investec in 2010 and head the Corporate & Acquisition Finance team which focuses on direct lending to European corporates with EBITDA greater than £15m. I have over ten years of investment banking, strategy consulting and acquisition finance experience in Europe. Prior to joining Investec, I was a Director at the Royal Bank of Scotland plc where I was responsible for originating and structuring private-equity backed deals in the UK mid-market, latterly managing a team of leverage financiers. I hold a BE Honours degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Auckland, a Bachelor of Business Studies (Finance) from Massey University and an MBA from the Cambridge Judge Business School.