Dealmaking appetite in Europe has seen a swift turnaround following the shock of last year’s Brexit vote, according to the fifth edition of the European M&A Outlook, published by CMS in association with Mergermarket. The report canvassed the opinions of 230 Europe-based executives, from corporates and private equity firms, assessing

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

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

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