As the world enters a new phase in the global Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of CEOs are ready to accelerate plans for investment and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in their pursuit for growth. These findings come from the inaugural EY 2022 CEO Outlook Survey, which recorded the views of more

Europe’s private equity industry has continued to rebound following disruption caused by the pandemic, completing 741 buyouts cumulatively valued at EUR141.5 billion in 2021, according to provisional full-year data from CMBOR, the Centre for Private Equity and MBO Research. Deal volume is broadly consistent with previous years, barring the understandable

Alan Song, founding partner and chairman of Chinese VC firm Harvest Capital, has once again made Forbes China’s list of the Top 100 Venture Capitalists. This marks the third consecutive year that Mr. Song has been included in the list. Through an independent survey conducted in 2021 that examined capitalists

The number of M&A deals for UK companies has jumped 54 per cent in the past year, from 1,243 in 2019/20 to 1,911 in 2020/21 as the acquisition market for British businesses booms, says Forsters, one of the leading private wealth law firms.

Ontra, a global specialist in contract automation and intelligence, has released the results of a multinational third-party survey spotlighting the current state of contract negotiation. The survey explored the management of routine contracts—like non-disclosure agreements, joinders and engagement letters—and the extent to which businesses are (or aren’t) outsourcing or using

The demand for private markets investments by asset owners and managers is expected to rise in the next three to five years as investors seek higher yields and greater diversification, according to a recent survey State Street conducted with 170 private market asset managers and asset owners. According to the

The Private Equity Reporting Group’s (PERG) 14th annual report on industry disclosure and transparency, published today, has found that all of the annual reports reviewed in the sample are compliant with the Sir David Walker guidelines for disclosure and transparency in private equity (Guidelines). The PERG, which was established in

New research into the opportunities in private assets for wealth management clients has found there is significant interest amongst wealth managers to invest in private assets on behalf of clients, with 80 per cent already doing so.  There are barriers though, including operational and regulatory challenges and a lack of