Investor appetite for private equity accelerates, says Coller

Institutional investors (LPs) expect almost every aspect of private equity to grow in the coming year, according to Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Equity Barometer, but they are worried by levels of competition in established markets and plan to increase their investment in emerging markets significantly over the next three years. They believe hedge funds will pose a serious challenge to private equity firms (GPs) in the coming year, but will be unable to compete in private equity in the longer term.