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JP Morgan tops Asia-Pacific M&A list during crisis hit Q1

JP Morgan dominated the M&A financial advisers league table based on both deal value and volume in Asia-Pacific for the coronavirus-hit first quarter of 2020. In terms of value, the American investment bank advised USD20.1 billion worth deals in Q1 2020, according to new research by Global Data. GlobalData, which

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One-third of global carve-out deals fail to go to plan, says TMF Group study

The number of carve-out acquisitions is expected to rise as businesses look to restructure following the Covid-19 crisis. New research has revealed that around a fifth of carve-outs result in millions of dollars wasted because of inefficiencies, however. A survey, commissioned by TMF Group, found that 34 per cent of

Proskauer survey sheds light on impact of Covid-19 on private credit markets

International law firm Proskauer has surveyed over 100 of its private credit clients to better understand the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the market.“Despite the unprecedented challenges our clients are facing, the overwhelming number of respondents reported that they are open for business. In fact, 86 per cent said

Secondaries are playing a greater role in PE investing in Europe

Private equity (PE) secondaries are increasingly being harnessed by sellers in Europe as an attractive option for actively managing exposure to PE and its various sub-sectors, according to Cerulli.For buyers—particularly investors new to PE—secondaries can be a highly efficient way to quickly create diversified exposure to different vintages, strategies, and

Private equity liquidity hit by 10 per cent VaR caused by Coronavirus Crisis

CEPRES, a provider of portfolio forecasting for Private Markets, is advising clients to use 10 per cent VaR (Value at Risk) forecasts for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. CEPRES projects outcomes for more than 100 Institutional investor portfolios around the world including pensions, insurers and endowments based on

FactSet data now available in DealCloud platform through DataCortex

DealCloud, a provider of deal, relationship, and firm management technology solutions, has integrated financial market data from FactSet into its DataCortex product.“In order to be competitive in today’s modern deal-making landscape, capital markets professionals are orienting their key decision-making activity around a combination of both proprietary and third-party data,” says

Diverse asset managers continue to beat benchmarks, says NAIC performance study

Diverse-owned private equity firms continue to outperform their benchmarks, according to Examining the Returns 2019: The Financial Returns of Diverse Private Equity Firms, a new study released by the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC).Despite delivering consistent returns, diverse- and women-owned firms collectively manage only 1.3 per cent of the

SA Private Equity continues to outperform listed market

The latest RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report reveals that the country’s private equity industry again outperformed listed equity over the short- and medium-term, as of September 2019.The 2019 third quarter report, which tracks a representative basket of private equity funds in South Africa, shows outperformance across all three

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