Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: The size of the average private equity fund domiciled in Luxembourg has increased by 50% since 2018, with the number of private equity funds holding assets worth more than €1 billion has also doubled to a total of 36 funds in 2019.
The assets under management (AuM) of the average private equity fund domiciled in Luxembourg has increased by 50% since 2018, highlighting the growth within the private equity industry, according to Deloitte research conducted on behalf of ALFI. The average fund size now stands at €200.6 million according to the report, whilst Luxembourg accounts for 4.3% of the global private equity fund industry according to latest figures from McKinsey.
"We have been collecting data for three years, so for the first time we are in a position to put industry trends into perspective, and which has confirmed unprecedented growth," said Arnaud Bon, Director at Deloitte Luxembourg.
Large PE houses have embraced Luxembourg as their fund structuring jurisdiction, a particular trend with funds from North American PE houses, who represent 8% of the Luxembourg PE fund population. Luxembourg is increasingly becoming the jurisdiction of choice for North American PE houses to launch parallel vehicles of mega-funds.
PE funds structured under the RAIF regime or as unregulated limited partnerships have increased by 20 points since 2018, representing 51% of all Luxembourg PE funds in 2019.This follows an additional 20 point ...................... To view our full article Click here
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