This dashboard replicates a PE buyout portfolio with listed equities, sector adjustments and additional leverage.

The impact on fundraising will likely be muted.

The PitchBook Private Capital Return Barometers are a suite of models that assess the current return environment for US private market funds.

More than 40% of unicorns have spent at least nine years in a VC fund

The performance of PE funds valued above $5 billion bested middle-market funds for the third quarter in a row.

Sequoia Capital US Venture XVII, an $800 million fund, was marked up by just 2.67% the prior year

US venture funds have historically outperformed European vehicles, but the downturn has cast doubts over future returns.

Why most endowments don’t use the 60/40 portfolio model.

Calpers’ PE portfolio is significantly trailing its benchmark, a report from Meketa shows, as private market returns tend to lag those of public equities.

In the final weeks of its fiscal year, the agency is turning to litigation to tackle fee transparency and preferential treatment in the private funds industry.

Smaller foundations posted higher annual returns for fiscal year 2023 than their larger counterparts.

After a series of leadership changes in 2024, New Zealand’s $76 billion sovereign wealth fund’s fiscal year return missed its benchmark slightly, but benefited from strong public markets.

Healthcare specialist funds of recent vintages performed on par with PE funds investing in other strategies.

PitchBook’s annual ranking of the top fund families in venture capital places familiar firms like Union Square Ventures alongside lesser-known managers that have handily beaten the benchmark.

The expectation of rate cuts coming down the pipe from the Federal Reserve is amping up the prospects of renewed VC deals, plus exits.

Global PE funds saw an uptick in performance at the tail end of the year.

The VC industry has a $1.2 trillion problem: It manages far more assets than the exit markets can currently absorb.

Most mid-market buyout funds closed in Q1 2024 mark a step-up from their predecessors.