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European annual PE deal volume at new record level

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 brings ESG reporting to private capital markets

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

Private equity CFO deal issuance ticks up

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

Guernsey reaches highest-ever levels of private equity business

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

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Outperformance by active fund managers plummets in 2018

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

Female start-up founders missing out on billions in funding

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

Private equity appetite for aircraft lessors takes off, says Fitch

Alternative investment managers have become increasingly active investors in the aircraft leasing industry as they seek to deploy capital into a growing sector that could provide attractive investment returns.   However, Fitch Ratings notes that the typically fixed-life nature of private equity ownership can increase long-term strategic and financial uncertainty

Luxembourg

Luxembourg licenses 80 new financial services companies in 2018

Luxembourg has once again ranked among the top three EU financial centres in 2018, having granted 80 new licences for banks, management companies, alternative asset managers, insurers and investment firms.   This number includes several financial institutions to have publicly announced their decision to relocate some activities because of Brexit.

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JP Morgan’s 2019 Alternatives Outlook highlights opportunities across hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate and real assets

JP Morgan Asset Management released its inaugural Global Alternatives Outlook featuring a 12- to 18-month outlook for each of the key alternative asset classes and highlighting the firm’s CEOs, CIOs, portfolio managers and strategists’ most promising investment ideas over that time horizon. The report aims to provide investment direction in

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