Although sentiment about the economic outlook for the UK in the short term (next 18-24 months) is negative (54 per cent), reflecting Brexit uncertainty and slowing growth, there is a much more positive view (48 per cent) when it comes to the outlook for the next five to ten years.
Bi-annual AlixPartners mid-market debt survey reveals that there has been a significant rebound in ‘Unitranche’ deals, up 30 per cent on H2 2016. Some 124 deals in the last twelve months represents the highest volume recorded. Overall midmarket deal count in H1 2017 was 244, up 12 per cent from
Smartkarma, an Asia-based provider of independent investment research, has opened a new UK office to serve as a hub to build out its independent research analyst community in Europe and support its buy-side investor clientele. Arzish Baaquie (pictured), who joined the firm in 2014 and previously led the Special Situations
Private equity investors have plenty of money on hand to invest. According to a recent Bloomberg report, they are sitting on a record nearly USD1 trillion in what is called “dry powder,” money raised but not yet invested. What they don’t have is surplus time to deal with firms that
VCTs provide ‘patient’ capital to UK businesses enabling them to more than double their turnover (an increase of GBP2.2 million per GBP1 million of VCT investment) and have also helped to created 27,000 jobs, according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). A review by the AIC shows that 54
A survey of professionals working in Malta’s financial services industry carried out by Managing Partners Group (MPG), reveals that the clear majority expect the sector to enjoy strong growth over the next five years. The sector currently contributes just over 12 per cent of Malta’s GDP, but 87 per cent believe
Shareholders consider the ability to support growing UK businesses and the dividend yield resulting from that growth as significant factors, alongside tax relief, when investing in VCTs, according to new research commissioned by private equity fund manager YFM Equity Partners. The research, carried out by FWD Research, surveyed over 1000
Fintech research veteran Amar Rajani has joined the FeedStock Advisory Board, effective immediately. Rajani is Founder and Managing Director of Argella Limited, an advisory firm specialising in FinTech and with specialist knowledge in the research and regulatory space. Prior to this, he spent the past 17 years at Bloomberg LP,
A majority of the UK private equity and real estate industry believes that a ‘soft’ Brexit will help fundraising. Similarly in the US, political instability is having a negligible effect on US mangers’ ability to raise funds from investors, according to research from Augentius, one of the world’s largest independent
Investors based in Australia & New Zealand allocate to alternative assets at a lower rate than the global average: 61 per cent of investors based in these countries allocate to at least one alternative asset class, compared to 78 per cent of investors globally. However, just 40 per cent of
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