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John Molesphini, eVestment

New eVestment report focuses on institutional separate account fees

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

Matthew Hodgson, Mosaic

Mosaic Smart Data closes USD9m funding round

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

PE-backed businesses grow both revenues and employment, says BDO research

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

Private Equity Industry to focus on investor relations amid fundraising concerns

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

2018 was a ‘golden year’ for private equity funds, says eFront

Private equity funds globally have continued their strong showing of recent years, with performance stabilising at levels close to the record set in 2017, according to eFront’s latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance report. According to the report, overall returns (TVPI) settled at 1.46x in the final quarter of 2018, showing

VCT fundraising at highest level since 2005/06

The amount of money raised by Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) in the 2018/19 tax year for investment in small businesses reached GBP731 million, the highest amount ever raised at the current level of 30 per cent up-front tax relief and the second highest amount since VCTs’ inception.  Last year the

Cecile Meyer-Levi, France Invest

Private debt fund activity in France shows strong growth in 2018

There was a sharp increase recorded in private debt fund activity in France in 2018 confirming the growing importance of private debt in financing methods, by offering companies and equity investors an alternative and complementary financing solution to bank debt. That’s according to a new report by France Invest (Association

USD185bn raised across 12,500 VC transactions in 2018

2018 marked another record year for global venture capital financing, with a total disclosed value of USD185 billion (EUR165 billion) raised across more than 12,500 transactions, according to new analysis carried out by Hampleton Partners. The company’s latest report reveals that total transaction volume grew five per cent per year

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