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New data from UK Private Capital and PwC shows that private capital returns outperform public markets over a 10-year horizon.

This report demonstrates the returns generated for investors by our members to 31 December 2025. The statistics in this report are the results of the UK Private Capital’s Performance Measurement Survey, an annual survey of fund level cash flows and valuations collected from our members. For this edition of the report, we received submissions from 94 members out of a total eligible pool of 122 members, a response rate of 77%.

This report demonstrates the returns generated for investors by our members to 31 December 2024. The statistics in this report are the results of UK Private Capital’s Performance Measurement Survey, an annual survey of fund level cash flows and valuations collected from our members. In 2024 we received submissions from 85 members out of a total eligible pool of 104 members, a response rate of 82%.

This report presents the performance of funds managed by members of UK Private Capital and then compares the performance of these funds to public equity markets, as represented by the FTSE All-Share Total Return Index and the MSCI Europe Gross Total Return Index, using two different Public Market Equivalent (PME) methodologies.

This report demonstrates the returns generated for investors by our members to 31 December 2022. The statistics in this report are the results of our Performance Measurement Survey, an annual survey of fund level cash flows and valuations collected from our members.

This edition leads with the highlights from recent research on investment and performance across the UK, with a spotlight on Scotland, and the returns generated by private capital funds for investors.

This report demonstrates the returns generated for investors by UK Private Capital members to 31 December 2021 and to compare these returns to equivalent investments in the public equity markets – using the FTSE All Share Total Return Index and MSCI Europe Gross Total Return Index as the benchmarks.

This report demonstrates the returns generated for investors by our members to 31 December 2021. The statistics in this report are the results of our Performance Measurement Survey, an annual survey of fund level cash flows and valuations collected from our members.

This report demonstrates the returns generated for investors by UK Private Capital members to 31 December 2020 and to compare these returns to equivalent investments in the UK public equity markets – using the FTSE – All Share Total Return as the benchmark index.

This report demonstrates the returns generated for investors by UK Private Capital members to 31 December 2020. The statistics in this report are the results of our Performance Measurement Survey, an annual survey of fund level cash flows and valuations collected from our members.