Triggered by both limited partner (LP) requirements for more ‘skin in the game’, and the rising demand for private equity funds pushing up fund sizes, GPs are struggling to free up funds for increasingly large personal commitments, according to the 2018-19 Investec GP Trends survey. The research, which surveyed 289
BDO’s mid-market M&A quarterly, Horizons, has revealed a two-year low in deal volumes in Q4 2018. In further analysis BDO flags a deviation from the usual M&A pattern, in which end of year deal volumes are typically higher than at the start of the year. As mid-market M&A advisers, BDO is
The latest Healthtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions adviser, Hampleton Partners, has revealed a final count of almost 100 deals in the healthtech sector in the second half of 2018. Transaction volume remained steady compared to H1 2018, inching down by a mere six per cent
Overall European private equity deal volume reached an all-time annual record of 2,230 in 2018, according to Preliminary figures released in the Q4 2018 Private Equity Barometer, published by unquote in association with Aberdeen Standard Investments. Deal value in 2018 reached an 11-year high of EUR199 billion, with Q4 the
IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and solutions, has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) data collection and reporting solution for private equity (PE) firms, venture capital (VC) firms, their portfolio companies and investors. The solution is part of iLEVEL, a sophisticated platform connecting participants in
The market for private equity (PE) collateralised fund obligations (CFOs) continues to gain traction post-financial crisis, according to Fitch Ratings. Since the first post-financial crisis CFO deal came to market in 2014, five transactions with a face value of USD3.4 billion have been issued. “The resurgence of the PE CFO
The value of private equity business in Guernsey reached its highest-ever level at the end of September 2018, according to the latest fund statistics from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. The island’s regulator confirmed that the net asset value of private equity funds in the island passed GBP120 billion for
Far fewer active fund managers outperformed their benchmarks in 2018, according to an analysis of 15 key equity and bond fund segments by Scope. In fact, under a quarter of active equity funds beat benchmarks in 2018 and just 16 per cent of bond funds outperformed. Scope’s study, which covered
According to new research from Intertrust, private equity firms are acutely aware of the impact digital innovation will have on their sector, particularly in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain. Over 90 per cent believe AI is likely to have the biggest transformational impact on the sector. This
Female start-up founders are missing out on billions of pounds of investment, according to the UK VC & Female Founders report, which reveals that for every GBP1 of venture capital (VC) investment in the UK, all-female founder teams get less than 1p. By comparison, all-male founder teams get 89p and
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