Australian private equity and venture capital has continued to deliver strong returns, outperforming the S&P/ASX 300 Index by over 8 per cent in the June 2015 quarter and delivering a 23 per cent net return for the year to 30 June 2015. That’s according to data released today by the

State Street Corporation’s GX Private Equity Index (PEI), a benchmark for comparative analysis of private equity performance, saw an overall return of 4.2 per cent in the second quarter of the year. The index is based on directly sourced limited partnership data and represents more than USD2.2 trillion of private

Israeli private equity deal-making fell to a mere USD419 million in 20 deals in the third quarter of 2015, following an exceptionally high Q2/2015, when 27 deals accounted for USD1.6 billion (the third highest quarter in the last four years). Moreover, the amount was 43 per cent below the five-year

Global M&A has broken last year’s annual tally after another ‘merger Monday’ pushed 2015’s total deal value to USD3.29 trillion, according to figures released by MergerMarket. On 2 November, 28 deals worth USD35.7 billion were announced, taking 2015 above 2014 total deal value of USD3.27 trillion two months before year

Q3 saw a typical decline in overall European private equity value due to the summer period, however, the overall trend on value in 2015 is positive over that experienced in the last couple of years. That’s according to preliminary figures from the Q3 2015 unquote” European Private Equity Barometer, published

A “seller’s market” and an appetite for growth has seen merger and acquisition (M&A) activity return to its highest level this quarter since the pre-recession boom times (Q2 2008), according to the latest PCPI/PEPI analysis from BDO. The third quarter of 2015 saw a total of 631 deals completed, which

The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor (DFP), an indicator of future mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announcements, forecasts modest growth for the volume of global M&A deals announced through the first quarter of 2016.  M&A volumes are predicted to increase by about seven per cent through the first quarter of 2016 compared

With investments on a healthy upward trend, returns and money multiples growing, innovation hubs emerging, and serial entrepreneurs flourishing the European venture capital VC market may seem to be in rude health. But according to a new report from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and IESE Business School, European fund-raising

eMoov, the online UK estate agency, is celebrating a successful crowdfunding campaign after raising GBP2,615,530, more than two and half times its target. eMoov launched the six-week fundraising campaign on the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube on 1 September and had initially targeted GBP1m for 5% equity in the company.   The figure achieved

It was a record year for exits by entry EV as stock markets across Europe welcomed IPOs of private equity-backed businesses, and corporate buyers – particularly from North America – found attractive opportunities in private equity (PE) portfolios. That’s according to EY’s latest PE exit study: ‘Forging ahead? How do PE