PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS
BY INVESTOR TYPE

The higher return potential of private equity entails the need for a long-term investment perspective. Therefore, investors with natural long-term investment horizons, including pension funds, endowments and foundations, comprise the majority of capital sources. Individuals and families had, until recently, been playing an increasing investment role with the greater availability of funds-of-funds. Market volatility after the tech sector decline, however, slowed this trend.