The most popular M&A deal project name in 2016 was Project Blue, according to Intralinks, a provider of virtual data rooms for M&A transactions. Intralinks analysed almost 5,000 transactions in 2016 – all of which used an Intralinks Virtual Data Room – revealing that Project Blue, Project Diamond and Project
Private equity activity in Africa will inject billions of US dollars of sustainable investment over the next five years, research shows. Private equity deals in Africa are growing from a low base equivalent to 0.18 per cent of Africa’s GDP in 2016. Every 0.01 per cent increase will mean
JLT Specialty, the insurance broker and risk consultant, saw a 60 per cent increase in the number of insured deals during 2016 compared to 2015 globally. This type of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance, also known as warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance – of which the real estate and private
While the current M&A environment is still trending to be more favourable to sellers as has been the case over the past two years, there are indications to suggest that certain terms are slightly less seller favourable than in 2015. This is according to law firm Seyfarth Shaw’s fourth edition
A rise in interest rates, lower pricing and credit quality remaining the same are some of the predictions made by respondents to the inaugural market survey carried out by Proskauer’s private credit group. Top lending institutions responded to the benchmarking survey with their predictions for the next 12 months. The
French private equity market participants raised EUR14.7 billion in global commitments during 2016, up 51 per cent relative to 2015, according to a report from the Association Française des Investisseurs pour la Croissance (AFIC) and Grant Thornton. These funds will be largely invested in French companies over the next five
Dealmakers are confident that Britain’s decision to leave the single market and head for a “Hard Brexit” won’t impact cross-border M&A activity with UK targets, according to a study carried out by Intralinks. However, the Deal Flow Predictor, which reflects the viewsof 440 global dealmakers, also reveals that the UK Government’s
Blue River Partners, together with Eaton Partners, have co-authored a whitepaper aimed at the alternative assets industry which examines the history and impact of the outsourcing trend on today's market, and provides answers to questions frequently asked by managers. The topics covered include: the history of outsourcing and the current
The California Alternative Investments Association (CalALTs), whose members include alternative asset managers, investors and service providers in California, has issued a white paper on best practices for hedge fund and private equity operations. Operational due diligence has played a more pivotal role in the hedge funds and private equity firms
The European merger and acquisition (M&A) climate in 2016 was similar in value and volume to 2014, a good year, but not as frothy as 2015, according to the CMS European M&A Study 2017 from law firm CMS. The study, which analyses more than 3,200 of the firm’s non-listed European
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