Fully realised buyout funds, regardless of their size, show a consistent picture – the longer the exposure, the lower the multiple achieved. That’s according to the latest data released by eFront, a financial software and solutions provider dedicated to alternative investments. For US small and mid-market buyout funds, those with
The first half of 2019 registered the largest ever transaction in HRtech history, when private equity firm Hellman & Friedman acquired Ultimate Software Group in May for USD11 billion. Hampleton Partners’ latest analysis of global HRtech mergers & acquisitions activity shows that this is indicative of overall momentum in the sector,
The large majority (70-80 per cent) of North American and Asia-Pacific LPs believe their private equity portfolios need modifying to prepare them for the next economic downturn, according to Coller Capital’s Global Private Equity Barometer. European investors are more sanguine, with only 45 per cent believing their portfolios need modification.
The Brexit-effect is taking its toll on the infrastructure sector with the UK slipping five places to ninth position by investment attractiveness, according to the 2019 CMS Infrastructure Index: Bridging Continents. The latest report by international law firm CMS, in conjunction with inspiratia, analyses data against six criteria to create
Three surveys published at the ALFI PE & RE Conference 2019 in Luxembourg on 26 and 27 November reveal continued solid growth in alternative investment funds in the Grand Duchy. The ALFI/Deloitte Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Fund Survey 2019 found that the size of the average private equity
European venture capital activity saw EUR5.9 billion invested across 296 rounds during the third quarter of 2019, the strongest quarter on record according to research by Refinitiv. During the first nine months of 2019, total venture capital investments reached EUR17.4 billion across 1,113 rounds, a 52 per cent increase by
Nasdaq’s Quandl, an alternative data provider, has launched the E-Commerce Intelligence (ECI) dataset, which allows investors to track product-level e-commerce transactions on a near real-time basis. The exclusive dataset follows the day-to-day transactions of 800 brands and 500 companies across more than 350 e-retailers in North America and EMEA, capturing
By Paul Bryant – Research by BDO shows take-private deal value more than tripling in one year to GBP14 billion in 2018/19, up from GBP 3.7 billion the year before.
More than two thirds (67 per cent) of senior leaders within the alternative investments industry think regulatory bodies are not doing enough regarding Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulation, according to the results of a new survey by Duff & Phleps. ESG governance considers a number of factors that determine
Independent fund administrator Opus Fund Services has acquired the fund administration unit of Advanced Fund Administration (AFA), which has offices in the Cayman Islands and New Jersey. Robin Bedford (pictured), CEO of Opus Fund Services, says: “This is the result of many months of hard work by both parties. We
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