Global markets experienced a rollercoaster 2016 as the outcomes of the UK's Brexit referendum and the US presidential election rocked investors, but the global private equity (PE) industry proved its resilience, turning in healthy results for the year. Exit activity was strong, but overall totals for 2016 declined as deals
The hedge fund industry may witness further investor redemptions in 2017 with twice as many investors intending to reduce rather than increase their exposure to hedge funds through the year. However, Preqin’s latest survey of over 150 active hedge fund investors finds that some leading strategies are more at risk
Secondary deal volumes in 2016 were slightly lower than 2015, at USD37-40 billion, a result of a slow first half of the year caused by volatile public equity markets, low energy prices and macroeconomic concerns. But as Cebile Capital’s annual ‘Secondaries Outlook’ report for 2017, reveals, activity levels rebounded in
Institutional investors are looking for exposure to an ever-widening range of alternative asset classes, with half now holding allocations to three or more, according to Preqin’s H1 2017 Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets. Preqin reports that 9 per cent of institutions invest in all six alternative asset classes, a fifth have
Total funding for US fintech companies and deal activity dropped significantly in 2016, down to USD12.8 billion from USD27 billion in 2015, a result of political and regulatory uncertainty, a decline in megadeals and investor caution. That’s according to KPMG's Q4 2016 The Pulse of Fintech report, which reveals that despite
The total number of private equity deals in 2016 was up 18 per cent on 2015, with the majority of the transactions completing in the second half of the year, post the Brexit vote, according to research conducted by Clearwater International. The upcoming 2016 Heatmap Review, in association with unquote”,
The UK Government’s intention to trigger the Article 50 process of leaving the European Union (EU) by the end of March has seen a 2 per cent decline in early-stage M&A activity in the UK in Q4 2016, compared to the same period one year prior. This means announced M&A
Last year proved to be a challenging year for the private equity (PE) industry as market instability and political uncertainty took hold worldwide. But 2017 has ushered in a more optimistic outlook, according to BDO’s Eighth Annual PErspective Private Equity Study. When the initial survey of 200 fund managers across
FTI Consulting has published an update to its interactive Global Shareholder Activism Map, which shows that shareholder activism gained momentum and geographic breadth in 2016. To measure the potential risk in each jurisdiction, FTI Consulting created an index to track activism threat level by country and map key activists within
Crowdfunding outperformed private equity with investment into non-listed high growth companies in the UK in 2016, according to a report from research agency Beauhurst. Seedrs, the Neil Woodford backed investment platform, has again been named top investor into private companies in the UK, with Crowdcube, another notable crowdfunding site coming
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