Two Sigma Is Getting Into Private Equity

Two Sigma Is Getting Into Private Equity

“Hedge funds are certainly looking to capitalize on the enthusiasm for private equity,” says an EY partner. Two Sigma, one of the world’s largest quantitative hedge fund managers, has raised $1.2 billion for its new private equity unit, Sightway Capital. Sightway...
Investors pay up to join the private equity rush

Investors pay up to join the private equity rush

The private equity boom has reached a level where investors are paying a premium for stakes in buyout funds managed by the industry’s biggest beasts, deploying billions of dollars into a hot market despite a mounting political backlash. Investors such as endowments,...