Asset owners and managers are increasing their investment in Cashflow Driven Investment (CDI) assets, such as Infrastructure, according to data released by RiskFirst covering over GBP1 trillion of assets. The average allocation to CDI eligible assets, such as infrastructure, private and multi-asset credit, has more than doubled since the beginning
New research reveals a sharp fall in sentiment towards the UK’s investment environment, even though overall it remains positive, according to the annual Investment 360 Index conducted by management consultancy CIL. The Index is based on research amongst private equity investors, management teams, corporate debt providers and business advisors in
Despite political and economic uncertainty created by Brexit, the UK has improved its already attractive risk-return profile for private equity investors, according to the latest annual Global Private Equity Performance Series from eFront. UK LBO performance figures remained at a similar level in 2018 to that seen the previous year,
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), a business intelligence, data analytics, and research platform for corporate, academic and government institutions worldwide, has Preqin private equity data to its offerings. As a part of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, WRDS enables comprehensive thought leadership, historical analysis, and insight into
If investors are losing faith in politics, fiscal policy and economic cycles, private equity is proving to be something in which they keep believing, as Elizabeth Pfeuti explains… Almost a third of investors responding to Preqin’s report into alternatives in the first half of 2019 said private equity had exceeded expectations
Growing demand among investors for private equity is coinciding with changing dynamics in how companies are raising capital, according to new research from The Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI), which highlights the growing importance of the private equity market to both companies and investors. Increasing demand from investors for private equity
The number of Jersey Private Funds (JPF) had increased 25 per cent in six months. Figures from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) showed that the number of JPFs, a structure introduced in 2017 to cater specifically for the needs of small groups of sophisticated investors, had reached 257 by
CEPRES has released its latest Private Capital Market Outlook report showing that US buyout fundraising activity increased in Q2-2019 by more than 10% reaching its highest quarterly volume. The fundraising activity coincides with the overall increase in US buyout entry EBITDA pricing multiples that have breached 11x in the median case
Investor appetite remains strong for specific opportunities with the right dynamics in the UK’s casual dining sector – despite the current challenging conditions on the high street, according to Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business. The firm recently completed an allocation to a management buyout (MBO) of Rosa’s
Global fundraising for insurtech neared USD3 billion in H1 2019 and is on track to reaching USD6 billion by the end of the year, according to latest Insurtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners. Last year, insurtech fundraises increased 27 per cent, with 257
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