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Private Equity in Europe 2007

Datamonitor
April 5, 2007
39 Pages - SKU: DFMN1489369

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Countries covered: Europe

Introduction

Presents views on the market for private equity investment based on a survey of 100 leading asset managers across Europe.

Scope

Offers comprehensive analysis of leading industry opinions on the market context and growing popularity of private equity funds across Europe; Ranks the leading competitors and offers detailed profiles of their European offerings; Provides detailed evaluation of customer segments and client preferences within the market; Explains the distribution landscape for private equity products across Europe.

Highlights

Activity by European private equity and venture capital management firms is reaching record levels. Annual investment activity reached EUR47 billion in 2005, a 27% increase on 2004, and the expanding market offers a potential opportunity for new entrants. Many wealthy clients are entering private equity in an attempt to diversify assets, which offers a large potential target market. This report offers tools to identify, understand, and evaluate this market.

Reasons to Purchase

Offers detailed and comprehensive analysis based on the flagship Datamonitor Alternative Investment Survey 2007 Gives full coverage of the competitive landscape, including rankings of the top players in each European market Offers insight into the market opinions of over 100 leading European asset managers.

Overview: Catalyst; Summary
Executive Summary: Market Context; Customer Focus
MARKET CONTEXT: Introduction; Key findings; Demand for private equity funds is increasing; Demand for private equity funds is likely to remain strong and steady; Institutional demand is likely to increase by around 5-10% per year; High net worth interest in private equity funds is predicted to grow by around 0-10% per year; Mass market demand for private equity funds is likely to increase over the next 3 years; AXA is the leading competitor for private equity funds in France; Goldman Sachs leads the field in Germany; Société Générale is the top player in Italy; Allianz Dresdner holds a third of the private equity market in Spain; The UK private equity market is led by HSBC, but is more closely competitive than most European markets; AXA Private Equity manages investments in excess of EUR10 billion worldwide; Goldman Sachs runs a comprehensive global private equity program; Société Générale is growing its private equity business; Allianz Dresdner has developed its private equity activities after its merger; HSBC has a strong presence in both European and global private equity
CUSTOMER FOCUS: Introduction; Key findings; The institutional market is the biggest customer group in Europe for private equity products in Europe; Institutional investors are likely to remain the biggest customer base for these funds in the future; The high net worth market is likely to see the biggest increase in demand for private equity funds; The retail banking channel is the most successful method of distributing private equity funds to the mass market in Europe; High net worth investors prefer financial advisors as a distribution channel; Institutional investors across Europe tend to purchase private equity funds directly
APPENDIX: Definitions; Methodology; Further reading; Ask the analyst; Datamonitor consulting; Disclaimer
TABLE OF FIGURES: Figure 1: In your opinion, what is the most important reason why wealthy clients are demanding alternative investments?; Figure 2: Which is your biggest customer group for private equity products?; Figure 3: Which is your biggest customer group for venture capital products?; Figure 4: In 3 years, what will be your biggest customer group for private equity products?; Figure 5: In 3 years, what will be your biggest customer group for venture capital products?; Figure 6: What do you think is the best way for private equity products to be distributed to mass market investors?; Figure 7: What do you think is the best way for venture capital products to be distributed to mass market investors?; Figure 8: What do you think is the best way for private equity products to be distributed to high net worth investors?; Figure 9: What do you think is the best way for venture capital products to be distributed to high net worth investors?; Figure 10: What do you think is the best way for private equity products to be distributed to institutional investors?; Figure 11: What do you think is the best way for venture capital products to be distributed to institutional investors?
TABLE OF TABLES: Table 1: In your opinion, what is the most important reason why wealthy clients are demanding alternative investments?; Table 2: What type of alternative investment fund is most in demand by your wealthy clients or the wealth managers who offer your funds to their clients?; Table 3: Thinking of the next 3 years, how do you think demand for the following alternative investments will change among institutional investors?; Table 4: Thinking of institutional investors, what do you think will be the major barriers to wider take-up of the following alternative investments in the next three years?; Table 5: Thinking of the next 3 years, how do you think demand for the following alternative investments will change among high net worth investors?; Table 6: Thinking of high net worth customers, what do you think will be the major barriers to wider take-up of the following alternative investments in the next three years?; Table 7: Thinking of the next three years, how do you think demand for the following alternative investments will change among mass market investors?; Table 8: Thinking of mass market customers, what do you think will be the major barriers to wider take-up of the following alternative investments in the next three years?; Table 9: Which is your biggest customer group for the following products?; Table 10: In 3 years, which will be your biggest customer group for the following products?; Table 11: For the following investments, from which customer base will the most increase in demand come in 3 year's time?; Table 12: In France, who are the 3 best asset managers at building private equity investments?; Table 13: In Germany, who are the 3 best asset managers at private equity investments?; Table 14: In Italy, who are the 3 best asset managers at building private equity investments?; Table 15: In Spain, who are the 3 best asset managers at building private equity investments?; Table 16: In the UK, who are the 3 best asset managers at building private equity investments?; Table 17: Goldman Sachs private equity fund overview, as of 31/12/2006; Table 18: Sectors within SGAM private equity group; Table 19: Montagu sample investment portfolio, 2004-2006; Table 20: What do you think is the best way for the following alternative investments to be distributed to mass market investors?; Table 21: What do you think is the best way for the following alternative investments to be distributed to high net worth investors?; Table 22: What do you think is the best way for the following alternative investments to be distributed to institutional investors?

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