Middle Eastern interest in private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) is increasing. 65% of investors in the region say that they will maintain or increase exposure to PE this year, while 56% say the same about VC.

This report offers a brief outline of recent PE and VC performance globally as well as future prospects for these two alternative asset classes. It has been  prepared by Preqin in collaboration with the Dubai International Financial Centre, drawing on Preqin’s unrivalled global database of more than 50,000 PE funds and 7,300 VC funds.