Private equity funds returned US$568 billion in capital back to their institutional investor backers globally last year, up significantly from US$381 billion in 2012. It is also the highest annual total capital return ever recorded, according to data released by private equity research Preqin. Strong public equity markets, good credit conditions and positive exit activities […]

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