Thirty five per cent of private equity managers are now committing 3 per cent or above in capital to their funds, above the equivalent proportion in each of the three prior years, according to research carried out by MJ Hudson. Alignment, part II of MJ Hudson’s Private Equity Fund Terms
Three fintech mega-deals totalling USD87 billion set the scene for a record-breaking USD120 billion in disclosed transaction value for the sector in a ‘white-hot’ first half of 2019, according to Hampleton Partners’ latest global Fintech M&A Market Report. Hampleton Partners, which specialises in international technology M&A and corporate finance, noted
New research from insurance broker and risk adviser Marsh has found that warranty and indemnity (W&I) claims notifications across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) have increased significantly since 2016. Rising claims notifications – up 293 per cent from 2016 to 2018 – correlate with increasing demand for W&I
A survey conducted on preparation for the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime, (SM&CR) has revealed that most firms have significant work to do, as they prepare for its extension to all authorised firms on 9 December. From a pool of over 70 respondents, including asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms,
Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of hedge fund and private equity investors have, within the last year, begun to search social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram as part of the pre-investment background investigation process. That’s according to a new investor and operational due diligence (ODD) analyst
The growth of M&A activity in the ‘platform economy’ and in social commerce are two of the biggest trends identified in the latest E-Commerce and Digital Marketing M&A Market Reports from Hampleton Partners, the international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor. Transaction volume for the digital marketing sector has remained stable
Lumina Capital Advisers Limited (LUMINA), a specialist corporate finance advisory firm specialising in private company M&A throughout the GCC, has released its Q2 2019 Lumina Private Company Index (LPCI) – the first private company M&A index covering the GCC. The quarterly report tracks private company average deal valuations across a
CAMRADATA has published a new whitepaper entitled ‘Challenges and Opportunities of Private Debt Investing’, which examines the opportunities, challenges and innovation of private debt strategies, sharing insight from investment managers who attended a recent roundtable on private debt. The roundtable participants included, Amundi Asset Management, Cairn Capital, Prestige Funds, Cambridge
The latest research from eFront shows that reaching the hurdle rate – traditionally set at 8 per cent – remains a significant challenge for venture capital funds and, to a lesser extent, LBO funds. Looking at the distribution of historical internal rates of return (IRRs) delivered by LBO and VC
Venture capital funds globally reached their best post-2009 crisis period performance in Q4 2018, surpassing the previous best recorded one year earlier, according to eFront’s latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance report. Performance of VC funds globally reached 1.531x in Q4 2018 – the highest level on record – before dipping
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