Global law firm Mayer Brown has found that the total annual value of acquisitions of UK companies by US private equity funds jumped 53 per cent last year to GBP14.2 billion; up from GBP9.3 billion in 2018. It is the latest sign of favourable market economics in the UK, which
The latest Fintech M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, the international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, reveals that 2019 saw a shift towards blockbuster M&A transactions, historically high deal count levels and impressive valuations. 2019 proved to be the second richest of the decade in terms of fintech M&A activity, with
The Midlands Private Equity Growth Barometer, which has been released today, highlights the region’s 50 fastest-growing private equity-backed businesses based on turnover growth in the past three years.The top 50 PE-backed businesses have made a considerable impact to the Midlands over the last three financial years, adding almost GBP1 billion
The latest Enterprise Software M&A market report from Hampleton Partners, an international technology mergers and acquisitions adviser, reveals that transaction volumes decreased slightly to 620 deals inked in the second half of 2019, but revenue and EBITDA multiples remained astoundingly high at 4.0x and 17.3x respectively. Miro Parizek, founder, Hampleton Partners,
Despite Brexit, the UK is still the top destination for US-EU inbound M&A activity, representing nearly 40 per cent of EU deals since 2009 – and activity could pick up with greater Brexit certainty.
Research by Adams Street Partners finds no evidence of sponsor-to-sponsor underperformance and that sponsors are a real and relevant source of deal flow for other sponsors. Moreover, such deals appear to offer stable returns with lower losses than non-sponsor deals.
At a value of EUR294 million, the Polish venture capital market showed an eight times increase in 2019, according to a report by PFR Ventures. The data, prepared in cooperation with Inovo Venture Partners, reveals that 269 transactions took place in 2019 with 85 funds involved. They provided capital worth
As the first documented case of the Corona virus is confirmed in Germany and the death toll rises above 100, investors are urging for “caution” to keep markets stable.
With the UK on the brink of finally exiting the EU at the end of this week, only a third of financial professionals view the city as the world’s number one financial hub. According to the latest Global Regulatory Outlook (GRO) report released by Duff & Phelps which surveyed senior
The percentage of female partners at private equity firms has been measured at 14 per cent for the third year running by employment and partnership law specialists Fox & Partners, with the PE sector lagging the broader financial industry. Read the full story on Hedgeweek…
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