Over half of private equity executives (59 per cent) are expecting to increase their investment activity next year, according to a poll by KPMG. Thirty three per cent believed it would remain about the same, while only eight per cent said they expect to decrease investing activity. The poll was
Fund administration company Apex Fund Services has opened an office in San Francisco. The ongoing expansion of the Apex Global Network around concentrations of fund managers meant San Francisco was the logical choice to base its West coast business development team. The increasing regulatory burden has forced investment managers to
Real estate private equity fund managers around the world continue to face major challenges stemming largely from ongoing illiquidity within the capital markets. This has left few able to secure bank financing and stifled deal flow, according to Global Market Outlook: Trends in real estate private equity, a new report
Businesses across Britain had 27,300 overdraft and loan applications worth as much as GBP1.264bn rejected in Q1 2012, according to research carried out by Cambridge & Counties bank. The analysis also revealed that 300 applications are turned down every day, equating to 13 an hour. The average credit facility turned
The current low yield environment has created greater interest in non-conventional segments of the credit market. This was demonstrated by boutique investment bank Dexion Capital’s inaugural conference exploring “Opportunities across the credit spectrum”, held at the London Stock Exchange. Investment managers who presented at the conference included Neuberger Berman, Alcentra,
The ONS’ preliminary estimate of Q3 GDP showed the economy grew by a huge 1.0%, ending the UK’s longest double-dip recession since the Second World War in sensational style, says Azad Zangana, European Economist at Schroders… Year on year growth rose from -0.5% to flat. The results are significantly stronger
OFI InfraVia’s European Fund II, the firm’s second European focused infrastructure fund, has raised EUR150m from French and European institutional investors in a first closing of the fund. InfraVia II is managed by Paris-based manager OFI InfraVia and is the successor fund of InfraVia, which was established in 2008 and
Privately-held businesses in debt crisis-stricken Portugal, Spain and Italy are in many respects in better financial health than their publicly-listed peers, according to analysis from S&P Capital IQ. While recent investor concerns over the ability of Portugal, Spain and Italy to service their sovereign debt have helped to depress local
Innovation in additive manufacturing technologies is to be boosted through GBP7m of new UK government investment in research and development. Grants for collaborative R&D projects in additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, will be awarded through an open competition to be managed by the Technology Strategy Board, the Engineering
Bridge Insurance Brokers is strengthening its offering to the private equity sector by becoming a member of the Chicago-based Equity Risk Partners Global network. Equity Risk Partners Global is the only worldwide alliance of independent insurance brokers focused exclusively on the needs of the private equity industry and its portfolio
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