UK & Ireland Fundraising Report 2017

Private equity fundraising in the UK broke records in 2016, with just shy of £55bn closed by 57 funds. Similar to the strength seen elsewhere in Europe, 2016 marks the largest value of UK-managed funds holding final closes on record, beating the previous high-water mark of £45.1bn set in 2013. The number of funds also reached a post-crisis high in 2016, matching the 57 raised in 2007.

This buoyancy has continued into 2017; to the end of Q3 this year, unquote" data has tracked 45 funds holding final closes, securing a total of £46.14bn. "Now feels like the busiest period in terms of fundraising that I can remember," says Angela Willetts, managing director at Capital Dynamics, who has been evaluating private equity fund investments for 30 years. With several large- cap funds in the market looking set to close in 2017, including BC European Capital X and TDR Capital IV, targeting €7.5bn and €2.5bn respectively, 2017 has every chance to top 2016, and continue the the record-breaking fundraising environment in the UK.

In this first edition of our UK & Ireland Fundraising Report, Unquote delves into proprietary statistics on the local fundraising market and collects insights from leading local practitioners and limited partners.

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