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Cost of insurance cover for M&A deals now 30 per cent cheaper than in 2015

In its fourth annual Global M&A Insurance Index, JLT Specialty (JLT), a specialist insurance broker and risk consultant, has found that a drop in premium rates in 2017 led to an increase in insurance cover for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. JLT says this signals that clients prefer greater levels

Sub-USD1bn PE funds see steady activity in 2018, says Akerman

Deal flow for sub-USD1 billion private equity (PE) funds accelerated at the start of 2018 and set an all-time record for any first quarter, according to data analysed by top 100 US law firm Akerman. Despite this year’s decrease experienced by the rest of middle market funds, data found in

Private equity exits fall as buyout houses focus on new deals

European private equity deal-makers have put the brakes on their frenetic exit pace, with the EUR100 billion-plus generated in each of the last four years from divestments now falling to just EUR39.9 billion for the first six months of 2018, according to provisional H1 data from the CMBOR at Imperial

Top 25 per cent of companies driving returns in private markets, says CEPRES

CEPRES, a provider of investment decision analytics for private markets, has released research it recently conducted for the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) and presented at its Annual Members Conference.  By analysing the outcomes of 58,000 companies invested by private equity and private debt funds, CEPRES showed that revenue growth

Lawrence Calcano, iCapital

iCapital Network research shows experienced advisers bullish on alternatives

A new report from iCapital Network has revealed a bullish attitude amongst senior advisors towards alternative investments for the coming year. Currently, 34 per cent of those advisors surveyed about their appetite and future plans for alternative investments have at least five per cent of client assets in private equity

PitchBook report finds high level of performance persistence among PE and VC funds

A new report from PitchBook has found a high level of performance persistence across active private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) managers, strong performance persistence between funds, with the level of persistence rising as a firm raises additional funds. In aggregate, funds that deliver top-quartile performance are followed by

Mark Versey, Aviva

Insurers and pension funds in UK and Continental Europe set to significantly increase allocation to alternative income assets, says new research

Institutional investors in the UK and Continental Europe are boosting allocations to alternative income assets, such as infrastructure debt and equity, structured finance, real estate finance and private corporate debt, in the pursuit of stronger risk-adjusted returns and diversification. That’s according to new research from Aviva Investors which surveyed over

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