With markets giving most investors (and hedge funds in particular) a headache in Q1 2016, finding alternative investment opportunities is at the top of everybody's mind.
According to Artivest, private equity can act as a bulwark against underwhelming markets, with historically excess performance in years where the market has been weak.
in addition to outperforming public markets (adding value) in the vast majority of vintage years, private equity has lived up to its classification as an alternative investment and conferred diversification benefits. What's more, private equity's value add is particularly strong in vintage years where the fund operates against the backdrop of underwhelming S&P 500 performance and U.S. GDP growth.
