Renewable energy-focused infrastructure funds have been an increasingly important part of the unlisted infrastructure market and the sector has expanded rapidly in recent years, according to data released by Preqin. Renewable energy funds secured a record USD14 billion of investor capital in 2015, and the amount raised in 2016 YTD

Private unlisted infrastructure can act as a hedge for corporate bonds, while significantly outperforming on returns, according to a report by CEPRES. Using PE.Analyzer to analyse thousands of privately held Infrastructure assets, CEPRES found that since 2002 there was a beta (co-movement) to the US corporate bond market of -0.9

The continued involvement of traditional lenders in the alternative finance space is contributing to the development of a pan-European private placement market. Corporates are increasingly looking cross-border for their investment needs and being spoilt by a wealth of funding sources.   That’s according to YouGov research published by Allen &

M&A activity among small IFA firms is set to increase over the next two years, according to over half (55 per cent) of advisers polled by Investec Wealth & Investment. Over a third (37 per cent) forecasts a rise in M&A among larger firms too as the industry continues to

Private equity has gone from a niche asset class two decades ago to one that is much more likely to be found in individual and institutional portfolios today, according to a new report – The Future of Private Equity – SEI’s Investment Manager Services division. The report examines the important

Technology entrepreneurs who get funding from venture capitalists go public sooner and have more impactful innovation than those who partner with angel investors, according to research from the University at Buffalo School of Management. Published in the Journal of Business Venturing, the study found that high-tech start-ups that received funding