PE fundraising pipeline offers hope amidst slowdown in H1 2022
Amidst a crowded fundraising market and a tough macroeconomic environment, final closes of private equity funds in Europe to date in 2022 have struggled to keep up with the same period in 2021. However, a number of large-cap vehicles in the pipeline indicate that the market is still in for a robust year of fundraising.
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