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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: France represents the most developed alternative assets market in mainland Europe, Preqin said in its report on alternative assets in Europe.
Over 180bn ($200.6bn) of alternatives AUM resides in France, and Paris is home to a number of market-leading fund managers, it said.
Ardian is the second-largest fund manager in Europe by capital raised over the past 10 years for private equity investment (87bn).
Amundi has invested more than 30bn in private real estate over the past 10 years in Europe, including 13.8bn of institutional money - 1bn more than any other Europe-based manager - while La Franηaise Global Investment Solutions operates over 13bn in single-manager hedge fund AUM (as of January 2019).
Demand for French assets has led to growth and records across the country's alternative assets market.
Venture capital deals reached a record 2.9bn in value in 2018, while private equity-backed buyout deals have surpassed 15bn in two of the past four years: 17 deals have completed for 1bn or more since 2015.
Five deals for infrastructure assets were completed for 1bn or more in 2018, which is more than the previous two years combined (one in 2017 and two in 2016), led by KKR's acquisition of a 49.99% stake in tower company SFR TowerCo for 1.799bn in June.
On track for a property record
In the French private equity real estate (PERE) market, the total value of completed transactions has been on an up...................... To view our full article Click here
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