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
Private capital has been vital in working alongside governments and other investors to help close the Africa’s infrastructure gap, according to the third edition of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association’s (AVCA) Sector Snapshot: Infrastructure. The report states that 97 PE infrastructure deals worth USD12.1bn were reported between
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
Virtual data room provider Intralinks has released the initial results of its 2018 LP Survey which, among other things, found that nearly two-thirds of the limited partners (LPs) queried expect to increase their allocations to alternative investments in 2018. “The equity markets this year are again seeing more volatility. As
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
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
A new guidance from the Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI) and the Environmental Resources Management (ERM) organisations examines and builds the business case for environmental, social and governance (ESG) monitoring, reporting and dialogue within the private equity sector. The report states that the aim of the guidance is to support
Total assets under management for the alternative assets industry in Europe reached a record EUR1.48 trillion as of September 2017, according to a new report from Amundi and Preqin. Growth has been driven by strong inflows of capital: Europe-focused private capital funds – including private equity, private debt, real estate
Emerging market private equity funds offer institutional investors diversification, differentiated return drivers and an exposure to sector and geographical areas not accessible through stock exchanges. However, their performance is still unclear. Data from eFront, the world’s leading alternative investment management software and solutions provider, shows that the pooled average performance
Cryptocurrency initial coin offerings (ICOs) will become a significant fundraising route for companies seeking growth capital in the next five years, coming to represent over 10 per cent of all capital raised in the UK, according to results of a new survey by the law firm Collyer Bristow. Over half
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