Research & Data
Alternatives Watch Research is the data- and analysis-driven unit of the daily news platform Alternatives Watch. In collaboration with the editorial staff, the team compiles the facts and figures behind the larger trends within alternative asset management on an ongoing basis. From fund launch and investor mandate data to strategy-specific insights, we seek to offer the most comprehensive view of salient trends in the marketplace today.
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AW Research: World’s largest alts firms see historic income growth
Nowhere is the adage about how records are made to be broken more relevant than in private markets, where the…
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February 2022 Investor Scorecard: Real estate allocations still on the rise
With active investors such as Canada Pension Plan Investment Board leading the way, institutional allocators have continued to buy into…
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Credit outpaces private equity growth among industry giants
Investors poured capital into a wide range of private credit strategies last year, and a review of AUM figures of…
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Private funds kick off 2022 with $59 billion in fresh capital
Private equity, credit and real estate managers saw a number of multi-billion fund closes in January, according to Alternatives Watch…
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January 2022 Investor Scorecard: Real estate aims on the rise
The new year began with an influx of capital into real estate and infrastructure strategies as investors seek to build…
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Private equity fee-earning AUM way up, along with dry powder
Demand for private equity funds by institutional investors reached an all-time high in 2021. And as assets under management (AUM)…
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AW Manager Scorecard: PE, credit managers raise over $30bn in December
A total of 15 firms and funds raised over $30 billion in December, rounding out 2021 on a high note,…
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Investors tap into credit markets
Allocators added over $11 billion in new mandates in November, according to Alternatives Watch Research’s November 2021 Investor Scorecard. The…
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November 2021: Managers bring in over $60bn in a single month
The alternative investment boom continued unabated with roughly $62 billion in fund closes across private fund heavyweights, according to the…
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Alternative asset manager stocks are rising, but what does that say about returns?
It isn’t news that private fund performance has been in the stratosphere in 2021. But what if an investor opted…
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