Private Debt Intelligence – 6/7/2021
Average fund size in private debt increasing in 2021
The average fund size in private debt has increased by almost $200m between 2020 and 2021 so far. In 2020, 244 funds raised aggregate capital of $160bn, resulting in an average fund size of $743m. Meanwhile 2021 has an average fund size of $919m as 89 funds have raised almost $72bn. Although a few large funds can skew this figure, the increase in average will give funds more firepower as markets open back up and stimulus measures end.
(Past performance is no guarantee of future results.)
Contact: Laura Messchendorp
laura.messchendorp@preqin.com
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