French private equity investments rebounded sharply during the first half of 2014 in terms of total value as well as the number of companies supported, according to statistics released by the AFIC and Grant Thornton. Some EUR3.6bn was invested (+39 per cent / H1 2013) in 895 companies (+17 per
A majority of PENSCO clients would invest more in non-traded, alternative assets if they had a better understanding of the alternatives available (71 per cent) and more accessibility to non-traded alternatives (70 per cent). The finding is based on a study of 682 clients who have custody retirement assets in
Demand for children’s nursery services in the UK picked up well in 2013/14, as an improved economy and an expansion of government subsidised places saw many more children attend nurseries during the year. That’s according to the latest data from healthcare market intelligence provider LaingBuisson. Findings published in Children’s
There has been an increase in the proportion of women business angels in the UK, a survey has found. Some 12 per cent of respondents to the survey, which was conducted by Professor Colin Mason and Tiago Botelho, a doctoral student, from the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School,
Concerns about the economic situation are generating uncertainty in corporate M&A departments and among leading investment bankers and M&A advisors, according to a survey by CMS Hasche Sigle. The survey indicates that the funding environment for M&A deals has seldom been better: for the second time in a row, company
Asia Pacific has always been a key market for global alternative fund managers but as the latest research published by Preqin shows, institutional investors in the region are becoming an increasingly important source of capital allocation; both to hedge funds and private equity. Hedge Fund Investor Trends This is good
The sector and credit outlooks for US business development companies (BDCs) are negative for 2015, according to Fitch Ratings' 2015 BDC Outlook report. Competitive underwriting conditions, unsustainable asset quality metrics, and a notable shift in risk appetite, for some issuers, are among the factors that will pressure certain BDC ratings
The Perth Leadership Institute has laid out a new approach to hiring the right chief executives for private equity companies in its new White Paper on measuring the profitability impact of CEO behaviours. The White Paper reveals how to use new and unique psychometric methods to predict the CEO’s impact
Alternative finance has already become a significant contributor to the funding mix for European corporates – having risen to rival bank lending in the past five years, research published by Allen & Overy shows. The survey of over 200 senior finance executives at medium and large, non-financial corporates across Europe
Middle-market investment bank Baird has released a report anticipating a new wave of M&A within the European for-profit education sector. The report identifies a backlog of more than 50 for-profit education M&A opportunities across Europe and details how the sector is transforming, presenting opportunities for businesses to grow rapidly.
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