A new report entitled ‘Alternative Investments 3.0 – digitize or jeopardize’ from KPMG International and CREATE-Research finds that digital technologies are radically reshaping the alternative investment industry, but a large majority of hedge funds and private equity firms appear to be too slow to respond. The report was based on
Analysis carried out by Results Healthcare, a corporate advisory firm focused on public and private healthcare and life sciences companies, reveals high multiples paid for businesses in the healthcare services sector. Valuations have increased across the spectrum of pharmaceutical outsourcing businesses, which include digital health, outsourced pharmaceutical research and clinical
The recent rise in corporate profits and financial metrics won’t be enough to offset the significant credit risk of high leverage levels among global corporates. That’s according to a report that S&P Global Ratings has just released, titled ‘Global Corporate Leverage Trends 2018.’ “When debt is this steep and default rates
Despite a slow start in the first half of 2017, the private equity secondary market turned up the gas in the second half of the year, reaching all-time record volumes of over USD50 billion, according to Cebile Capital. As demonstrated by 2017 trends, it is evident that the market is
A new report by CEPRES based on analysis of private equity of almost 4,000 private equity co-investments carried out over the last 17 years, has revealed a 20-fold increase in the number of deals in that period. The report details the returns generated across different regions, market segments and stages
The latest Fintech M&A Market Report from technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners, reveals just how deeply digital disruptors are impacting on deal valuations. While transaction volumes declined, deal values reached their highest total sum on record during the second half of 2017, with a total of USD29.35 billion
US public pension plans announced 121 new commitments to private equity in the fourth quarter, according to the latest data from eVestment. This is down from the 124 private equity commitments US public pensions announced in Q3, but still enough for private equity to be by far the No1 asset
The German mid-cap LBO market experienced another year of significant growth in 2017, according to the latest MidCapMonitor by GCA Altium which analyses leveraged buyout finance transactions with a credit volume of between EUR20 million and EUR500 million. There were a total of 100 such transactions for the entire year
While US private equity deal volume levelled off last year, falling to levels not seen since 2013, valuation for private equity deals advanced considerably, according to the 2018 Private Equity Valuations Report from Murray Devine. The research; ‘Acclimatising to the Thinning Air’, which examines trends in financial sponsor-led transactions and
Private equity chief financial officers (CFOs), facing pressures including increased investor scrutiny and intensifying market competition, are seeking operational success via different pathways, according to the EY 2018 Global Private Equity CFO survey: ‘Operational excellence: one path or many?’ The fifth annual survey of 110 private equity (PE) CFOs –
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