An Introduction to Leveraged Buyout Strategies
This primer provides an in-depth overview of buyouts, including types and characteristics, the investment process, returns, risks, and the due diligence process.
This primer provides an in-depth overview of buyouts, including types and characteristics, the investment process, returns, risks, and the due diligence process.
The Cambridge Associates LLC Global ex US Developed Markets Private Equity and Venture Capital Index returned 7.6% in US$ terms in second quarter 2015; the Cambridge Associates Emerging Markets Private Equity and Venture Capital Index returned 4.4%.
US private equity and venture capital funds produced healthy results during second quarter 2015, outpacing the S&P 500, the Russell 2000® small-cap, and the Nasdaq Composite indexes. Second quarter’s 3.8% return for the Cambridge Associates LLC US Private Equity Index® marked the benchmark’s 12th straight positive quarter, while the 6.7% return for the Cambridge Associates LLC US Venture Capital Index® represented that benchmark’s 15th consecutive positive quarter.
The Cambridge Associates LLC Global ex US Developed Markets Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Index® returned -2.8% in US$ terms in first quarter 2015; the Cambridge Associates LLC Emerging Markets Index® returned 3.1%.
US private equity and venture capital earned solid returns during first quarter 2015, outpacing the S&P 500 but trailing the Russell 2000® small-cap index. First quarter’s 2.6% return for the Cambridge Associates LLC US Private Equity Index® was an improvement over its 0.8% performance in the previous quarter while the 3.8% return for the Cambridge Associates LLC US Venture Capital Index® was a 6.1 ppt drop from results in the prior quarter.
The Cambridge Associates LLC Global ex US Developed Markets Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Index® was virtually flat (0.1%) in US$ terms in fourth quarter 2014, bringing its return for the year to 3.5%, which was a sharp drop from the prior year. The Cambridge Associates LLC Emerging Markets PE/VC Index® returned 4.5% for the fourth quarter and 14.3% for the year.
Funds in the Cambridge Associates LLC benchmark indexes for US private equity and venture capital earned double-digit returns in 2014, but neither index performed as well as it did in 2013.