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Growth soars at GCA Altium as global revenues top GBP180m

Global advisory firm GCA Altium has continued to expand its international presence across Europe and Asia in FY18 as total revenues have reached GBP181 million. Revenues for the firm increased 35 per cent in comparison to FY17 and have increased threefold in the last five years. Net income also increased

2018 was a ‘golden year’ for private equity funds, says eFront

Private equity funds globally have continued their strong showing of recent years, with performance stabilising at levels close to the record set in 2017, according to eFront’s latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance report. According to the report, overall returns (TVPI) settled at 1.46x in the final quarter of 2018, showing

Omnes announces 15 per cent investor net IRR on Capenergie 2 fund

Omnes has announced a 15 per cent investor net IRR on its EUR134 million Capenergie 2 fund, which is focused on renewable energy and launched in 2010.  The value-add infrastructure fund ranks among the top performers in the sector in Europe; generating an investor net multiple of 2x.   Omnes

Private equity drives growth as Jersey funds business reaches new all-time high

The value of regulated funds serviced in Jersey saw double digit growth to reach a new all-time high while bank deposits also increased over the course of 2018, according to the latest figures to be collated by the jurisdiction’s financial regulator the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC).  Figures for the

Total private equity buyout value jumps 10 per cent to USD582bn

Private equity (PE) funds produced another impressive surge in investment value in 2018, capping the strongest five-year stretch in the industry’s history with USD2.5 trillion in disclosed buyout deal value. Limited partners (LPs) remained highly enthusiastic and continued to flood the market with fresh capital. For general partners (GPs), putting record

Chinese VC funds outperform US and Europe

New research from eFront, a financial software and solutions provider dedicated to Alternative Investments, has shown that Chinese venture capital funds are outperforming those in the US and Europe in terms of return on capital. A detailed analysis of venture capital funds globally shows that Chinese funds of vintage years

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Outperformance by active fund managers plummets in 2018

Far fewer active fund managers outperformed their benchmarks in 2018, according to an analysis of 15 key equity and bond fund segments by Scope. In fact, under a quarter of active equity funds beat benchmarks in 2018 and just 16 per cent of bond funds outperformed. Scope’s study, which covered

Churchill reports record investment and fundraising activity in 2018

Churchill Asset Management (Churchill), a majority-owned affiliate of Nuveen focussed on originating, underwriting and managing middle market senior loan investments, surpassed its previous records for investment activity and capital raising in 2018. During the year, the firm closed and/or committed to USD2.6 billion in new investments, an increase of over

Geoff Cook, Jersey Finance

Value of Jersey-regulated funds tops GBP300bn for first time

The value of regulated funds serviced in Jersey has broken through the GBP300 billion barrier for the first time, according to the latest figures to be collated by the jurisdiction’s regulator the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC). Figures for the third quarter of 2018 (ending 30 September 2018) show that

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