Private equity investment in European companies reached a new record of EUR80.6 billion in 2018, a 7 per cent year-on-year increase, according to data released today by Invest Europe. Private equity funds invested in over 7,800 companies, also a new record, with 86 per cent of the total made up
M&A deals announced around the word so far this year total USD1.3 trillion, 20 per cent less than the value recorded at the same time last year when a flurry of mega deals pushed M&A to an all-time year-to-date high of USD1.6 trillion. That’s according to the latest figures released by
The 2019 Context Allocator Trends Report reveals strong demand for alternative investment strategies, with 72 per cent of respondents noting they are optimistic about the industry and 97 per cent planning to increase or maintain their net positions in alternatives by the end of the year. The report is based
An overwhelming majority (91 per cent) of investors in alternatives believe that the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will help the financial industry address pressing environmental and social issues. A quarter of them already integrate the SDGs into their investment activities in some way, while another 40 per cent plan
How much institutional investors pay in asset management fees continues to be a hot topic, but hard data about the difference between what asset managers say they charge and actual fees charged has been hard to come by. A new report form eVestment provides a comprehensive overview of fee structures
The latest Private Equity Market Snapshot (PEMS) report from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows healthy capital inflow into the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, with total General Partners (GP) investments rising by 14 per cent to EUR21 billion from 1 January to 15 March, 2019. This is a
Mosaic Smart Data, a real-time capital markets data analytics company, has completed an USD9 million investment round to support its rapid product development and global expansion. The round was co-led by CommerzVentures and Octopus Ventures and includes JP Morgan – an existing investor and client. Daily trading activity in
Private equity (PE) investment has boosted revenues in UK businesses by more than 50 per cent in the last five years, according to research by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. The 2,000 PE-backed firms in the UK analysed by BDO have generated an additional GBP17 billion in revenues since
Late-stage, venture-backed tech companies significantly outperformed the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Technology Index in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the SharesPost US Private Growth Index. The Index, composed of 106 companies, rose 10.9 per cent in the fourth quarter from the third quarter of 2018. The S&P
As political uncertainty continues, fears that fundraising opportunities will worsen in the Private Equity industry have increased, according to the latest annual industry report from IQ-EQ, a global investor services provider. The research, based on a survey of over 120 fund professionals globally, shows that despite the industry remaining resilient
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