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US West Coast investment into the UK breaks GBP1bn for the first time

British companies are enjoying an unprecedented period of investment from US West Coast-based firms, with 74 deals contributing to a total value of GBP1.08 billion in 2017 – the first time Silicon Valley investment into the UK has broken the billion-pound mark. That’s according to a new report from Penningtons Manches,

Adam Stern, PPB Capital

US RIAs struggle to manage private alternative investments, says survey

A survey of US RIAs by PPB Capital Partners has found that while firms are encouraged to provide customised alternative investment solutions for high net-worth clients, such funds prove unwieldy and expensive to operate.  Among respondents, 62 per cent described operating private illiquid funds in their wealth management practice as

US VC industry heading for another record-breaking year in 2018

Investment into venture-backed companies is already on pace to experience another record-breaking year in 2018, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, a quarterly report on venture capital activity jointly produced by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). Coming off multiple years of record fundraising, just over USD8 billion

European venture capital matches US performance

New data shows that, once biases are eliminated, European venture capital has consistently matched the performance of US funds over the past 20 years. European venture capital funds are often compared unfavourably to their US peers, but the latest analysis from eFront shows that this consensus has been reached through

No end in sight to private equity market boom, says FERI

The market for private equity continues to ride a wave of success with brisk demand from investors, together with rising market valuations in respect of company takeovers securing another excellent year for the industry in 2017. Although there are initial signs of some overheating in the large-caps segment, small caps

Investments in Asia-Pacific shift focus to online retail channel, says GlobalData

Venture capitalists (VCs) are looking to capitalise on the growing demand for online retailing, especially in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, which can be attributed to the increasing use of smartphones coupled with growing internet penetration, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.    The company’s latest report, ‘Smart Money Investing

2018 on track for strong private equity fundraising, capital deployment and exits

Record dry powder, an historically long economic expansion, tax reform and muted interest rates continue to drive record or near-record private equity (PE) buyout and exit activity, according to data analysed by US law firm Akerman. The inaugural Akerman PErspectives Report, which shines a spotlight on middle market private equity,

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Cryptocurrencies failing to convince many investors

Investors in the Assetz Capital platform are yet to be convinced by cryptocurrencies, with just 16 per cent seeing them as worthwhile investments. The peer-to-peer lending platform canvassed the views of its investors in the Q1 Assetz Capital Investor Barometer. Some 43 per cent believe the entire market is on

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