Coller Barometer highlights investors' growing skills in Asia
The recent edition of the Global Private Equity Barometer, released by Coller Capital, revealed that LPs’ total exposure to fund of funds will fall over the next three years, partly due to fees and partly due to disappointing returns. At the same time, LPs are refusing re-ups with their current GPs (91% of European investors and 70% of Asia-Pacific investors), in favor of adding new GP relationships to their portfolios over the next few years (81%).
Confidence and skill levels among LPs appear to be growing, while the reliance on intermediary institutions like fund of funds is diminishing. CIO Jeremy Coller commented, “There will certainly continue...
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