Private Equity/Venture Capital

A New Arrow in the Quiver: Investment-Level Benchmarks for Private Investment Performance Measurement

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The private equity market has evolved to become increasingly sophisticated and competitive, resulting in a profusion of specialized sub-strategies (for example, co-investing, direct investing, sector-focused strategies) and managers expanding into geographies, sectors, and/or asset classes that may be new to them and their investors. In this context, fund-level net to LP benchmarks, while still necessary, are not always sufficient to evaluate performance. This paper introduces Cambridge Associates’ Investment-Level Benchmarks and shares examples of the types of perspectives they can offer subscribers.

Global ex US PE/VC Benchmark Commentary: Second Quarter 2016

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Second quarter returns, in USD terms, for the Cambridge Associates LLC Global ex US Developed Markets Private Equity and Venture Capital Index and the Cambridge Associates LLC Emerging Markets Private Equity and Venture Capital Index were 1.3% and 0.7%, respectively. The dollar strengthened a bit from March to June, helping to dampen returns measured in US dollars. Public indexes tracking European companies generally suffered losses during the quarter, while emerging markets indexes were marginally positive.

Global ex US PE/VC Benchmark Commentary: Fourth Quarter 2015

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The Cambridge Associates LLC Global ex US Developed Markets Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Index returned 2.0% in USD terms in fourth quarter 2015, bringing its return for the year to 5.7%, a small improvement over 2014. The Cambridge Associates LLC Emerging Markets PE/VC Index returned 5.1% in fourth quarter and 8.5% for the year, a drop of more than 5 percentage points from its 2014 return.