EMEA deal volume may have slowed down across the region, down 15 per cent year-on-year with a total of 2,779 announced deals recorded, but deal value has seen a significant boost on last year’s figures, up by 16 per cent and recording a total of EUR414.8 billion. That’s according to
Institutional asset owners recorded a median gain of 0.2 per cent in Q2, according to Northern Trust Universe data. This marks a drop from the 4 per cent median gain in the second quarter last year and 2.3 per cent median gain in the previous quarter. The Northern Trust Universe
The number of European private equity-backed buyout deals declined by 24 per cent in the second quarter of 2015, from the 392 transactions seen in the previous three months to 296 transactions. That’s according to the Q2 2015 unquote” European Private Equity Barometer, published by unquote” in association with SL
The number of high value buy-out deals in Wales doubled last year, as MBO activity has rebounded to pre-credit crunch levels, according to an analysis by Hugh James solicitors and PwC. According to Hugh James and PwC, there were six buy-out deals with an enterprise value of more than GBP3million
State Street Corporation has announced the results of the GX Private Equity Index (PEI), a benchmark for comparative analysis of private equity performance, which includes a comprehensive data set dating back nearly three decades. In the first quarter of 2015, the index saw an overall return of two per cent.
International investment bank Altium has had a strong start to 2015, advising on 26 deals worth GBP5.4 billion. The first half has seen a team, led by CEO Phil Adams, advise on the GBP1.9 billionn sale of UK retail business New Look to South African investment company Brait. Altium also
Red Rocks Capital’s Global Listed Private Equity (GLPE) finished the second quarter of 2015 up 5.59 per cent, compared to 0.47 per cent for the MSCI World Index. For the first two quarters of 2015, the GLPE index is up 11.20 per cent, compared to 2.97 per cent for the
Euronext posted its strongest six-month trading volume performance since the end of 2011 in the first six months of 2015, supported by favourable economic conditions. The June 2015 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR9,202 million (+54 per cent compared with June 2014). Activity
Lending Works, the first peer-to-peer lender to have insurance against borrower default risks including illness and loss of employment, has enjoyed a record first half to 2015. Since its launch 18 months ago, Lending Works has lent over GBP10 million to thousands of borrowers around the UK. More than half
Asset under custody for private funds at Millennium Trust Company, a provider of alternative asset custody solutions to institutions, advisors, and individuals, have surpassed USD5.6 billion as of 1 June, 2015. This represents an increase of USD600 million within the last six months. The firm’s total assets under custody exceed
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