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 –

UK private equity-owned companies are driving growth against a backdrop of uncertainty as they boosted revenues by 12 per cent in the last year, according to research by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. BDO reveals that the UK’s private equity-owned companies (from a sample of 902 portfolio companies where

New research from Fidante Capital concludes that there are clear indications of an overhyped investment market in diversified listed private equity and high yield bonds, and that both asset classes are top contenders for a market correction in the near future. Fidante Capital used three inputs to assess the investment