“The Special Limited Partnership (SCSp) has been successfully introduced into Luxembourg law. It is set to benefit from onshore fund activity following the AIFMD and is of particular interest to Anglo-Saxon managers and investors given their familiarity with limited partnership structures,” explains Paul Van den Abeele (pictured), Partner at Clifford Chance
More than half (57 per cent) of institutional investors plan to narrow down the number of different alternative asset managers they work with in the next 12 to 24 months, according to a survey by UBS Fund Services and PwC. The survey reveals that they intend to focus on fewer
The private equity investment company sector has experienced its share of ups and downs over the last ten years. The average discount for the private equity sector widened dramatically at the end of 2008 during the financial crisis to 51 per cent, compared to an investment company industry average of
A significant number of ethical investors have softened their opposition to nuclear power as doubts grow over the adequacy of wind and solar power as substitutes for carbon-based energy sources, a Kames survey has found. The survey, which canvassed the views of 50 of the UK’s most prominent ethical investors,
The value of global private equity deals targeting Africa has more than doubled (137 per cent) in the first half of 2014 compared to the same period last year, according to research by global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Global PE funds completed 15 deals collectively worth USD1.5bn in the
A growing interest by large limited partners (LPs) to either co-invest or directly invest in corporate equity financings has led private equity (PE) firms to respond by facilitating investments in deals outside these managers' primary funds. The trend reduces the overall average management and carry fee percentages paid by large
The value of global private equity deals targeting Africa has more than doubled (137 per cent) in the first half of 2014 compared to the same period last year, according to research by global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Global PE funds competed 15 deals collectively worth USD1.5bn in the
Europe’s executives are more bullish about the European M&A outlook than they were a year ago, according to the second edition of the European M&A Outlook by Mergermarket in association with CMS. Of the 225 Europe-based corporate executives surveyed, 76 per cent expect that dealmaking will increase or increase greatly,
Over half of the respondents in Preqin’s latest bi-annual survey allocate, or plan to allocate, to liquid alternative funds, further reaffirming that this asset class is here to stay. As reported in Preqin’s latest Hedge Fund Spotlight report, 35 per cent of the more than 100 investors surveyed by Preqin
Jill Calton (pictured) is a managing director of the Alternative Investment Services division at UMB Fund Services. Over the past 12 months, the firm, which currently administers just north of USD31bn in alternative investment assets, has seen increasing inflows into credit strategies and private equity funds; particularly the latter. “We have
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