Large institutional investors are set to put cash to work in 2017, a BlackRock survey has found, with one in four (25 per cent) intending to decrease their cash allocations during the year, twice as many as those who plan to increase cash holdings (13 per cent). The survey shows
The fourth Albion Growth Report, based on interviews with 1,000 SMEs, finds that less than half (45 per cent) of microbusiness owners with fewer than five employees expect their company to grow over the next two years compared to almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of larger scale SMEs. The report
The volume of European restructurings is expected to hit its next peak in 2017, according to a survey by Debtwire in conjunction with independent investment bank Greenhill and law firm Orrick. The study, for Debtwire Europe’s 13th European Distressed Debt Market Outlook, canvassed the opinion of 130 European hedge fund
The alternatives industry grew solidly in 2016 across all segments and factors tracked by Convergence. The firm measures the overall health of the industry by analysing changes it observes in 17,500-plus advisers, 53,000-plus private funds and 6,000-plus service providers. According to Convergence’s Q4 2016 update, more advisers and managers
Nearly half (47 per cent) of small and medium-sized business (SME) owners claim the business advice they received in the last year from their mainstream bank had a negative impact on their business operations. One in six (16 per cent) of these suggested their business is now in a worse
2016 was a new post-Lehman record year for the German mid-cap LBO market, according to the latest MidCapMonitor survey by Altium, which lists 77 transactions for the year, representing a further 10 per cent rise on 2015. The survey regularly analyses leveraged buyout finance transactions with a credit volume of
The use of structured external financing continues to rise, driven by greater awareness across private equity firms on the strategic use of these purpose-driven facilities, according to research by Investec Fund Finance. Investec’s survey reveals that over three-quarters (78 per cent) of GPs use or would consider using a capital
Well over half (60 per cent) of limited partners (LPs) globally plan to increase or maintain the amount of capital they have invested in PE funds in offshore locations in the next five years, according to research commissioned by offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes. The research, which polled 260 limited
Global infrastructure projects attracted an all-time high of USD413 billion of investment in 2016, propelled by aggregate transaction value of USD131 billion in Asia, according to data released by Preqin. The company’s end-of-year update on the unlisted infrastructure deal market finds that while the number of financings in 2016 remained
Two new white papers from State Street Corporation and the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) reveal changes in asset allocation among sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) over the past three to five years. The studies reveal shifts that include a significant increase in allocations to private markets (private equity,
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