Ninety per cent of business leaders expect Britain’s vote to leave the European Union to prompt a fall in economic growth in the short-term, according to BGF’s Growth Climate Index. However, the survey of over 450 business leaders and entrepreneurs suggests their outlook is improving in the longer-term with 55
Listed infrastructure securities cannot be considered a unique asset class, according to EDHEC Infrastructure Institute-Singapore’s (EDHECinfra) paper entitled “Searching for a Listed Infrastructure Asset Class”. Using mean-variance spanning tests for 22 different proxies of listed infrastructure that were added to the portfolio of a well-diversified investor, the authors find no
An uncertain environment in 2016 caused by the UK’s referendum on European Union (EU) membership and US elections has negatively impacted M&A activity, setting global M&A back 26.6 per cent during the first half of 2016. Total deals were worth USD1.32 trillion compared to USD1.81 trillion in H1 2015, and
The famous foreign policy dictum “Trust, but verify” could also be the motto of private equity limited partners (LPs), according to a report from eVestment highlighting LP due diligence trends. In the global survey, while 72 per cent of LPs said they often trust the high-level performance numbers provided by
Global infrastructure deal activity slowed in the second quarter, with just 225 deals concluded, down on the 339 transactions seen in Q1, according to the Preqin Q2 2016 infrastructure deals update. However, this downtick is not reflected in the total deal value, with the USD72 billion announced in Q2 approaching
Private equity portfolios will see significant mark-downs in the near term following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to a survey of 50 UK and global private equity firm by Cebile Capital. However, there is an expectation of spirited deal flow as debt markets improve, in the context of
TH Data Capital formally has launched an alternative to the traditional financial research model, using big data expertise and a deep understanding of financial markets to provide advanced predictions of business performance in China. TH Data Capital is the first, and only, company that offers big data analytics expertise coupled
The value of European assets could be severely impacted should Britain take the decision to leave the European Union (EU) according to a survey of almost 1,500 global dealmakers involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The survey carried out by Intralinks, reveals that 65 per cent of M&A professionals believe
Only one-third of registered investment advisers (RIAs) have provided private equity investments to their wealthy clients within the last five years, according to a new study by iCapitak Network. The study also found that nearly 70 percent of those who do not currently offer private equity acknowledge interest from their
More securitisations are needed to finance economic recovery in Europe, according to Richard Ambery, who has been appointed as General Counsel by boutique asset manager Managing Partners Group. Ambery, who is a globally recognised and award-winning thought leader in structured finance law and a key contributor to Malta’s securitisation legislation,
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