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Private markets adopt a ‘pause & prepare’ stance amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, says Oxane Partners’ survey

13 May 2020

Oxane Partners, a leading technology-driven solutions provider to the alternative investments industry, today released its special report ‘Covid-19 and the Private Markets’. Based on a market survey of 120+ senior professionals, the special report reveals that Private investment firms are following a ‘pause and prepare’ approach – pausing new investment activity

New research highlights how fund finance will help GPs combat impact of Covid-19

12 May 2020

A new survey by Intertrust, a global leader in providing tech-enabled fund and corporate solutions, has revealed how fund finance will play a primarily defensive role in helping GPs to combat the impact of Covid-19 while also supporting their investment programmes. During a recent webinar addressing the impact of Covid-19 on

Dynamic reporting and data visualisation tools set to improve GP/LP relationship

12 May 2020

The alternative fund management industry is witnessing a huge rise in the volume and diversity of data being ingested, as technology innovation facilitates firms in their research and portfolio construction activities; not to mention using advanced analytical tools to improve the quality of fund reporting.

2020 will be a vintage year, says eFront

11 May 2020

Capital calls are expected to fall in the short term but should pick up rapidly throughout the year as cash-rich PE funds begin bargain hunting, according to new research by eFront. eFront, a financial software and solutions provider focused on alternative investments, has published a retrospective analysis of PE performance,

Finding value in Asia Pacific

6 May 2020

Asia Pacific’s private market attracted USD117 billion in net capital inflow in 2019, led predominantly by private equity where fund raising topped USD94 billion according to McKinsey’s Private Markets Review 2020. This represented a 25 per cent reduction year-on-year, led principally by closed ended real estate, which closed 2019 with

Private equity sponsors expecting 25 per cent drop in value of portfolio investments in Q1, says Gen II survey

6 May 2020

Approximately 80 per cent of private equity sponsors believe there could be up to a 25 per cent reduction in the value of portfolio investments in their Q1 valuations, according to a new survey by Gen II Fund Services.The survey also shows there is still a high degree of uncertainty

BGF posts strong 2019 annual results

6 May 2020

BGF has reported strong investment and financial performance in its 2019 Annual Report and Accounts.BGF surpassed the GBP2 billion investment milestone and surpassed 300 companies backed in total during the year. Against the backdrop of ongoing Brexit uncertainty, BGF continued to remain very active in 2019 investing more than GBP200

Covid-19 digital work mode is changing American firms, says survey

5 May 2020

When the US emerges from Covid-19, 70 per cent of American c-suite execs and small business owners plan to hire fewer employees to perform the same amount of work, while only 4 per cent plan to hire more people than before the pandemic. According to a national survey of 3,500

“IT sector will lead the recovery,” says ex BlackRock tech manager

5 May 2020

The world of private capital has witnessed a solid number of tech fund closures and tech related deals since the coronavirus crisis began. But despite the sharp rally that started in March and continued through April though, William De Gale, co-portfolio manager of BlueBox Global Technology, is cautioning against thinking

SEI Podcast Series: Technology transformation in investment management firms

5 May 2020

In a recent white paper entitled Evolution in Asset Management, SEI pointed out that 70 per cent of US fund managers are currently looking to deploy advanced analytics in the front-office. The field of data science and machine learning-based data analysis is helping to transform how fund managers think about

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Insight

Private markets adopt a ‘pause & prepare’ stance amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, says Oxane Partners’ survey

New research highlights how fund finance will help GPs combat impact of Covid-19

Dynamic reporting and data visualisation tools set to improve GP/LP relationship

2020 will be a vintage year, says eFront

Finding value in Asia Pacific

Private equity sponsors expecting 25 per cent drop in value of portfolio investments in Q1, says Gen II survey

BGF posts strong 2019 annual results

Covid-19 digital work mode is changing American firms, says survey

“IT sector will lead the recovery,” says ex BlackRock tech manager

SEI Podcast Series: Technology transformation in investment management firms

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