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
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
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
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
OpenGamma, a specialist in derivatives analytics, has raised USD10 million in funding led by early-stage fintech and B2B software venture capital firm Dawn. The funding round includes participation from existing investors Accel, CME Ventures and ex-SunGuard CEO and prolific fintech angel investor Cristóbal Conde. OpenGamma’s analytics solutions allow the
Tableau, a visual analytics platform, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have joined forces in a data driven initiative that visualises data-points about EIF investments that are supporting business innovation, entrepreneurship and employment across EU Member States and associated beneficiary countries. Using Tableau, the EIF, based in Luxembourg, has developed
Private equity firms are continuing to invest in the UK, despite the uncertainty created by the Brexit process, according to a new report from eFront, a financial software and solutions provider dedicated to Alternative Investments. eFront’s research showed that capital commitments have continued strongly since the Brexit vote in mid-2016,
General market sentiment indicates that 2019 will be another very active year for M&A deals, according to the 6th edition of law firm Seyfarth Shaw’s Middle-Market M&A SurveyBook of Key M&A Deal Terms. The data analysed for this year’s survey suggests that the private target middle-market M&A environment will likely
Managing the relationship with a private equity portfolio company’s (portco) CEO and CFO is among the most critical priorities for PE firms, according to a new survey of leaders at PE firms and portcos by global consulting firm AlixPartners, and Vardis, global private equity search firm. Trouble in any of
OpZone.com, a new website designed to be the central resource for information about Opportunity Zones, has launched. The Opportunity Zone tax incentive was established by Congress to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. According to Tom Mullarkey, CEO and Co-founder of OpZone.com: “We believe that bringing
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