In Q3 2014, 185 private equity funds held a final close and secured an aggregate USD73bn, a figure which is expected to increase by 10 to 20 per cent as more information becomes available. This is the lowest quarterly amount of capital raised in three years, when USD66bn was secured
Europe’s executives are more bullish about the European mergers and acquisitions (M&A) outlook than they were a year ago, according to research by law firm CMS and Mergermarket. Two thirds of respondents expect M&A activity will increase, with 11 per cent anticipating a significant increase. This compares with 47
Some 80 per cent of SMEs believe that the government’s new Small Business bill will provide them with greater access to funding, according to research from private equity firm Key Capital Partners. The latest ‘Growth Panel’ report, which surveys 100 UK SMEs, revealed that 95 per cent of small businesses
Business development companies (BDCs) are increasingly using off balance sheet investment vehicles called senior secured loan programmes (SSLPs) to increase their effective portfolio leverage without running afoul of regulatory limits on balance sheet leverage. This is a trend that adds incremental risks, according to Fitch Ratings. SSLPs are receiving
One in five (21 per cent) small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) cite cash flow as a major challenge to growth, according to a new study by venture capital investor Albion Ventures. Albion’s research shows that cash flow concerns are far higher among firms that are increasingly confident about the
The stockmarket outperformance of family businesses is being described as the “Family Premium” in a report by leading academics at the IE business school in Madrid. Yet ironically ‘family businesses’ – those quoted companies where an individual or family holds at least 20 per cent of the company’s shares and at
A study by private equity advisory firm Agamya Capital has found a remarkable consistency in investing by sector for the top sectors in pre- as well as post-2009 era of private equity investing. The study looked at current investments of private equity firms in the US, with a primary focus
Over three-fifths of institutional investors have chosen not to invest in a private equity fund as a direct result of unfavourable fund terms, according to a Preqin study. Data from Preqin’s forthcoming 2014 Private Equity Fund Terms Advisor suggests that private equity fund managers are not doing enough to appease
The combined value of offshore deals in the second quarter of 2014 jumped 23 per cent over the previous one, making it one of the highest value quarters of the past decade, according to a report by Appleby. Given that the first half of the year is frequently quieter than the
Regulation is slowing the push for alternative investments, according to research released by Cerulli Associates. "Alternative investments and other non-traditional asset classes are slowly becoming a larger part of the investment landscape," says Pamela DeBolt, associate director at Cerulli. "This acceptance is playing out in several areas: through increased allocations
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