Nearly one in five (18%) people investing in a Venture Capital Trust this tax year will be doing so for the first time, according to a new study commissioned by Albion Ventures. This is an increase on the previous tax year when an estimated 16% of investors were newcomers. On
A renewed focus on innovative research and development spending by major UK departments would create new export-oriented industries and help rebalance the economy. That’s according to a new study published today at the Centre for Business Research at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. In past decades, many
Over the next three years, 77 per cent of pension funds expect their appetite for investment risk to increase to enable them to meet long-term liabilities and deliver optimal value for members. That’s according to a new report from State Street, which also reveals that one in five (20
New research conducted by Intralinks Holdings conducted in association with the Mergers and Acquisitions Research Centre (MARC) at Cass Business School, City University London, that identifies the relationships between M&A activity and shareholder value creation. The study finds that companies significantly underperform the market during periods when they announce no
Direct lending funds have continued to gain traction in the private debt marketplace, and are the prevailing strategy for private debt fund managers established since 2008, according to Preqin. Almost three-quarters of institutional investors active in the private debt space plan to allocate fresh capital in the coming year to
Alternative Asset Managers continue to operate with elevated levels of uncalled investment capital, or dry powder, at a time when credit markets are frothy and valuations are high, according to Fitch Ratings. With more capital chasing fewer deals, significant fund underperformance is possible if competition bids prices up further, according
French private equity investments rebounded sharply during the first half of 2014 in terms of total value as well as the number of companies supported, according to statistics released by the AFIC and Grant Thornton. Some EUR3.6bn was invested (+39 per cent / H1 2013) in 895 companies (+17 per
A majority of PENSCO clients would invest more in non-traded, alternative assets if they had a better understanding of the alternatives available (71 per cent) and more accessibility to non-traded alternatives (70 per cent). The finding is based on a study of 682 clients who have custody retirement assets in
Demand for children’s nursery services in the UK picked up well in 2013/14, as an improved economy and an expansion of government subsidised places saw many more children attend nurseries during the year. That’s according to the latest data from healthcare market intelligence provider LaingBuisson. Findings published in Children’s
There has been an increase in the proportion of women business angels in the UK, a survey has found. Some 12 per cent of respondents to the survey, which was conducted by Professor Colin Mason and Tiago Botelho, a doctoral student, from the University of Glasgow’s Adam Smith Business School,
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