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
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
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