
UK startup exits totalled GBP26.7bn in 2021, says new research
The value of UK startup exits totalled a record-breaking GBP26.7 billion in 2021, according to a new study by Triple Point Ventures and research firm Beauhurst.

The value of UK startup exits totalled a record-breaking GBP26.7 billion in 2021, according to a new study by Triple Point Ventures and research firm Beauhurst.

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investing firm with over USD51 billion of assets under management, has released its 2022 Global Investor Survey which reports that 86 per cent of respondents believe private markets will outperform their public market equivalents over the long term.
RCP Advisors (RCP), an independent sponsor of private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds, has released a new report – Diversity and Financial Outperformance in Middle Market PE – which features multiple analyses of minority, women, veteran, and disabled majority-owned North American lower middle market private equity firms and

eFront, a financial software and solutions provider dedicated to private markets, and a part of BlackRock, has released its latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance Overview, covering the period to the end of Q2 2021. The report shows that the second quarter of 2021 was a particularly good one for the

The number and value of acquisitions made by private equity-backed businesses across the UK in 2021 significantly exceeded levels seen in 2019 and 2020, according to Rickitt Mitchell’s Buy and Build Barometer. The latest analysis from the corporate finance firm, conducted in partnership with Experian Market iQ, reveals 578 deals
Preqin’s new Women in Alternatives 2022 report shows that although the alternatives industry has not seen a major drop in the proportion of female employees during the Covid-19 pandemic, there is more work to be done to rectify the marked gender imbalance, especially in senior positions. Gender balance has improved,
Unhealthy relationships between multi-disciplinary corporate finance firms and the private equity community have been revealed by research undertaken by Bluebox Corporate Finance. The survey shows 58 per cent of corporate lawyers believe UK entrepreneurs are not always treated fairly where their corporate finance adviser enjoys a previous relationship with the

Private equity set a remarkable new standard for itself in 2021, with buyout deal value reaching an all-time high of USD1.1 trillion, doubling 2020’s total of USD577 billion and shattering the previous record of USD804 billion set in 2006 during the exuberant run-up to the global financial crisis.

AÂ successful special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger requires visionary commitment paired with an actionable transformation plan, a capable team, and a sustained ability to manage change.
Mercer has closed Mercer Private Investment Partners VI (PIP VI), with over USD4.8 billion in total commitments.
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