The number of M&A deals targeting UK retailers has increased by 28 per cent to 37 in the last 12 months (year-end Sept 30), up from 29 in the previous year, new research from international law firm RPC shows. Deal value has skyrocketed by over 40 times from GBP416 million
Morgan Stanley and Rothschild & Co were the top mergers and acquisition (M&A) financial advisers in Europe for Q1-Q3 2021 by value and volume, respectively, according to GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database. The data and analytics company notes that Morgan Stanley advised on 54 deals worth USD232.9 billion, which was the
Following the massive pandemic shock-driven correction in the first quarter of 2020, the following 12 months (Q2 2020 – Q1 2021) brought a persistent recovery and further growth to the global Buyout and VC markets. That’s according to latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance Overview, covering the period to the end
The year’s healthy level of Global VC investment showed no signs of stopping with Q3 2021, setting a record for the third-straight time with USD171.7 billion across 8,882 deals. An incredible amount of dry powder, increasing participation by less traditional VC investors, and robust exit opportunities helped keep the VC
A record high of over GBP6.5 billion was invested by Venture Capital (VC) in UK scaleups over the summer, according to new research. The KPMG Venture Pulse report reveals that after two extraordinarily high quarters in 2021, UK scaleups continued to attract funding from across the globe in Q3 21,
A new study (1) reveals over half (53 per cent) of professional investors believe that over the next two years, institutional investors will look to dramatically increase the level of diversification in their portfolios, and a further 40 per cent think there will be a slightly greater focus on this.
Preqin has updated its ESG Solutions, a product that provides private market participants with a 360-degree view of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk, impact and opportunity – across LPs and GPs, down to portfolio and private company levels.  ESG has transitioned from a nice-to-have to a must-have, as USD35 trillion
Goldman Sachs has emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during Q1-Q3 2021, in terms of value as well as volume, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that the US-based investment banking major
UK dealmakers are equally convinced that the biggest threats to completing deals in the next 12 months will be issues stemming from the pandemic and climate change.
Alternative investors see continued opportunity within the private equity industry after a record-breaking year, according to a new survey of 184 alternative investment professionals by advisory and accounting firm EisnerAmper. The survey, which was conducted during EisnerAmper’s 6th Annual Alternative Investment Summit, revealed that half of respondents (51 per cent)
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