Direct lending is set to become an established asset class in Europe, with robust growth estimates over the next 12 months, says Moody's Investors Service. In a report summarising the views of keynote speakers and panelists at Moody's 2015 Asset Management Conference in London, the rating agency highlights that conditions
It has been more than five years already when the economic downturn began, and the Middle Market Private Equity industry in the US has proved its strong foothold in the investment scene as compared to Large or Mega scale markets. According to a report from accounting and consulting firm McGladrey,
The German market for SME private equity remains in a very robust state at the start of the year, according to latest survey of the private equity panel polled three times a year by CMS Germany and FINANCE magazine. The portfolio companies held by German private equity investors continue to
Pricing tops the list of challenges facing private equity firms in 2015, according to the sixth annual PErspective Private Equity Study by BDO USA. Forty-two per cent of fund managers say it will be the primary challenge facing their firm during the next 12 months, marking the second year in
South African institutions are, on average, lacking significant commitment to alternative assets and private equity investments, with many funds having no exposure at all, says Old Mutual Alternative Investments. However, since 2000, Old Mutual has steadily increased the percentage allocation of its total investment portfolio to alternative assets including private
Despite optimism about the US economy, endowments and foundations are planning to decrease their allocations to US equities this year in favour of alternatives such as hedge and private equity funds. That’s according to the Q4 2014 NEPC Endowment and Foundation Poll, a measure of endowment and foundation confidence and
55% of private equity firms surveyed by Preqin at the end of 2014 stated they would deploy greater levels of capital in 2015, although 39% suggested it is more difficult to find attractive investments. Preqin’s Christopher Elvin comments: 2014 was the strongest year of private equity investments since the global
Market abuse is expected to be one of the primary focuses of regulators in the coming year, according to a global survey of nearly 300 finance professionals conducted by Kinetic Partners. Regarding what respondents believed the priority for regulators would be in 2015, twice as many senior executives cited market
New research from Intralinks predicts M&A deals in EMEA in the first half of 2015 will increase by 18 per cent compared to the same period last year. Europe is now a major driver of worldwide M&A deal volume, which is predicted to increase by 12 per cent globally.
Some 61% of London AIFMs feel the AIFMD has opened up new opportunities in Europe, according to research by KNEIP. By contrast, only 35% of New York AIFMs agree with their European counterparts. The research also shows that Luxembourg firms share London’s sentiment, as well over half of firms based
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