Firms taken over by a private equity buy-out see their performance fall even further behind their industry rivals, according to a new study. Private equity raises money to buy a company with the primary objective of improving the fortunes of an under-performing firm to ultimately seek a re-flotation on
Mark Cleland (pictured), Corporate Services Director of Capita Registrars comments on the latest ONS trends on UK mergers and acquisitions… Red hot stock markets did not spur an M&A boom in Q1, and the UK lags behind a revival of activity in the US where there have been some big
On the eve of the G8 Impact Investment Forum, hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron on 6 June, LeapFrog Investments has announced new figures that demonstrate how investors can marry strong financial results with social impact. LeapFrog, the emerging markets fund manager, says its portfolio companies now reach
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust’s undiluted net asset value per ordinary share (NAV) rose by 7.2 per cent to 243.9p during the six months to 31 March 2013 (diluted NAV – 240.9p). Including the dividend paid in February 2013, the NAV total return for the period was 8.0
Electra Private Equity has reported a nine per cent increase in its diluted net asset value per share to 2,684p in the six month period ended 31 March 2013. The firm’s diluted NAV per share, including dividends, is up 298 per cent over ten years resulting in a ten-year
Insight Venture Partners has closed Insight Venture Partners VIII, a USD2.57bn private equity fund. Like its predecessor funds, Insight Venture Partners will invest Fund VIII in global software, e-Commerce, internet and data services businesses. The firm will deploy capital in growth stage and more mature companies, as minority
New research highlights the extent to which private equity positively influences several key drivers of European economic competitiveness and growth. The findings, produced by Frontier Economics, show that private equity activity leads to increased foreign investment, improvements in innovation, and enhanced productivity. The economic impact created by private
A delegation from Guernsey is heading to the US to showcase Guernsey’s finance industry offering to clients on the other side of the Atlantic. The team is being led by Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), chief executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry –
EVCA Secretary-General Dörte Höppner (pictured) welcomes EU Commissioner Michel Barnier’s decision to postpone the introduction of solvency rules to the revised IORP Directive… We have long argued that Solvency II style rules for workplace pensions are inappropriate and disproportionate. Such regulation would deter pension funds from investing in long-term investment
IP Group plc has launched a GBP30m venture capital fund, IP Venture Fund II, in partnership with venture capital investor European Investment Fund (EIF). IP Venture Fund II will invest alongside IP Group in new spin-out companies from IP Group’s university partnerships and other collaborations with the EIF effectively investing alongside
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