The highest economic growth experienced in the UK economy since 2007, combined with rising deal volumes in Q4 2013, have seen multiples paid by private companies surge 30 per cent year on year, according to BDO’s latest Private Company Price Index/Private Equity Price Index (PCPI/PEPI). While Q4 2013 has been
Private equity co-investment programmes will continue to grow in popularity but investors face significant downside risk if they are poorly executed, according to Altius Associates’ annual survey. In Europe, the report – The Key Challenges facing the private equity sector in 2014 – cites one of the key challenges as
Pine Brook, a New York-based investment firm focused on building businesses in the financial services and energy sectors, has closed its second fund, Pine Brook Capital Partners II. With total capital commitments of USD2.43bn, the fund exceeded the firm's target of USD2bn. Fund II has made five investments to
Smart beta investing, efficient risk diversification, liability driven investment (LDI) strategies, infrastructure and fixed income investing are among the topics to be presented at the EDHEC-Risk Days Europe 2014. The event will take place at The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre in Blackfriars, London on 25-26 March. The conference
RLJ Credit Management has held the final closing of the RLJ Credit Opportunity Fund I with approximately USD135m in assets under management. "RLJ Credit and its limited partners are pleased that, in cooperation with the SBA, we have created one of the largest minority-owned SBIC funds. Under the direction of Trevoir
Fund administrator Orangefield Columbus, a service provider to hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, offshore mutual funds, family offices, funds of funds and hybrids, has seen record growth in 2013. The company says its success has been fuelled by client service and delivery of global expertise in fund
Azad Zangana (pictured), European Economist, Schroders comments on the latest quarterly Inflation Report from the Bank of England… As part of its quarterly Inflation Report, the Bank of England (BoE) has decided to expand its use of macroeconomic variables in its presentation of forward guidance. The previous 7% unemployment rate
Tsai Capital Corporation, a long/short global equity manager, has launched Tsai Ventures, the seed and early stage venture capital arm of the firm. "We look for hungry entrepreneurs with disruptive ideas and a big market opportunity," says Christopher Tsai (pictured), president and chief investment officer of Tsai Capital Corporation. "Having
Private equity professionals say developing a strong brand is increasingly important when it comes to investing in companies and hiring employees, according to a study by BackBay Communications and PitchBook. “For fundraising, deal sourcing and attracting employees, a recognised and trusted private equity brand makes it easier for firms to
Profit Recovery Partners’ (PRP) revenue grew 25 per cent in 2013. With demand for the company's cost-reduction and supplier management services expected to continue, the company is targeting to grow another 29 per cent in 2014. One factor driving significant demand for PRP's services is the changing regulatory environment,
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