PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Raviraj Karmvir Gohil AU - Vijay Vyas TI - Private Equity Performance: <em>A Literature Review</em> AID - 10.3905/jpe.2016.19.3.076 DP - 2016 May 31 TA - The Journal of Private Equity PG - 76--88 VI - 19 IP - 3 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/19/3/76.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/19/3/76.full AB - In this article, we review the literature on the performance of private equity funds, venture capital funds, fund of funds, buyouts, and reverse buyout funds. We also examine the factors driving performance persistence in private equity funds and in buyout funds. Finally, we describe recent findings on the factors driving private equity returns and review the recent literature related to performance assessment of private equity funds.TOPICS: Private equity, performance measurement