The recent launch of Blackstone Infrastructure I demonstrates the long-term trend towards capital concentration in the unlisted infrastructure market, says Preqin, with investors looking to commit more capital to fewer fund managers. This means that while fundraising as a whole is at record levels, the majority of it is
The industry is likely to experience the largest competitive re-alignment in asset management history through merger and acquisition activity from 2017 to 2020, according to a whitepaper from asset management strategy consultancy Casey Quirk, a practice of Deloitte Consulting. According to its new Investment Management M&A Outlook, “Skill Through Scale? The
Irish Funds, the representative body for the cross-border investment funds industry in Ireland, has launched a guidebook for Chinese asset managers in partnership with the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC). The Guidebook is the latest initiative in the funds industry’s ongoing drive to develop and grow the industry
The Europe-focused infrastructure market is developing at a rapid rate, with both fundraising and deal making hitting record levels in recent years, according to analysis released by Preqin. A total of 34 Europe-focused unlisted infrastructure funds closed in 2016, raising a record USD25 billion. This accounts for nearly half
New analysis from data science hub Pivigo has revealed businesses with multiple nationalities represented at the leadership level receive significantly more funding than those with directors solely from the UK. Pivigo’s in-house team analysed open data sets from Companies House and Crunchbase, and found businesses with similar size boards (three-four
Independent fund research company Fitz Partners gives an insight into the calculations of funds’ performance fees and their choice of benchmarks in the latest edition of its Performance Fee Benchmarking Report and Database. Hugues Gillibert (pictured), chief executive officer of Fitz Partners, says: “In light of growing discussions on how
Private equity deal volume in Q1 2017 rose by 3.6 per cent to 348 from 336, while the combined value of European private equity backed deals fell to EUR27.5 billion from EUR39.3 billion, according to the Q1 2017 Private Equity Barometer, published by unquote” in association with SL Capital Partners.
There is an increased focus on private equity operational efficiency, with 88 per cent of private equity firms saying they are more operationally focused today compared to three years ago, according to a study by SS&C Technologies. The reasons behind this are varied, but ultimately map back to protecting investor
A record high of 251 fundraising and marketing professionals were hired by alternative asset management firms in the first quarter of 2017, according to data from the Context Jensen Partners’ Q1 2017 newsletter. Context Jensen Partners (CJP) is a global corporate advisory and executive search firm that recruits capital raising
Global fintech investment got off to a soft start in Q1 2017, with the total invested globally at USD3.2 billion, down from USD4.15 billion in Q4 2016, according to the Q1 2017 edition of The Pulse of Fintech – KPMG International's quarterly report on fintech investment. Fintech M&A dropped in
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