In this paper, we investigate whether fund-specific risk helps explain performance persistence in private equity funds, using detailed deal-level cash flow information at both the fund and deal levels. We further extend existing findings to international evidence on buyout and venture capital...

We face a finance gap in both, female and impact investing. This paper examines gender influences on impact investment strategy of private equity. Using a comprehensive dataset on all PE deals from 2010-2021, we uncover new evidence that female ownership of PE firms significantly increases the...