Private equity fund managers to increase exposure to energy sector over next five years

Post-pandemic demand surge outstrips supply

Pedro Gonçalves
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Private equity fund managers are gearing up to tap into the energy sector over the coming five years as they seek to capitalise on the post-pandemic rebound in global demand for power and government-backed stimulus programmes.

93% of PE investors said they planned to make at least one investment in an energy-related assets by 2026, according to Recovery to Rediscovery: Capitalising on a Changed Private Equity Landscape, a study commissioned by Auxadi. Of these, over half (51%) stated they were "extremely likely" to invest in energy. Governments' clean energy push to benefit private sector The research highlights general partner (GP) appetite for  renewable energy, with 89% of investors describing the outlook as positive, of which a third (33%) say it is "very positive". Almost two-thirds (62%) of investors ...

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