The number of acquisitions made by private equity backed businesses in the UK hit record levels in the first quarter of 2021, with 168 transactions completed in just three months, according to Rickitt Mitchell’s Buy and Build Barometer. The latest analysis from the corporate finance firm, conducted in partnership with
Katten’s 2021 SPAC Survey, which is baed on the results of one poll of 80 investment professionals in March and another of 100 investment professionals in May, has found that investors who participated in at least one SPAC transaction – as either sponsors, investors, advisors or underwriters – say they
EY’s 2021 Global Private Equity Divestment Study, which was released last week, found that the pandemic has accelerated changes in attitudes to factors that are now affecting the valuation of businesses – in particular digitalisation and ESG metrics. The report looked at how private equity is refining exit strategies for stronger
By 2022, the level of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity involving technology providers will surpass previous highs recorded in 2018, according to Gartner, Inc. Acquisitions of tech providers were briefly impacted in 2020 by the onset of the pandemic, but M&A activity quickly rebounded into 2021 as the economy
An overwhelming majority (87 per cent) of capital markets investors are pursuing direct lending strategies though almost half (47 per cent) lack confidence in their ability to manage loss recoveries which could have serious implications if corporate defaults rise as pandemic-driven government support schemes are withdrawn. According to a Capital
Companies in the digital, media and internet sectors have taken advantage of the open public markets, with no fewer than 18 IPOs completed in the first quarter of 2021, up from just one the previous year, according to research from global investment bank GCA Altium. The global trend of listings
New research reveals some 36 per cent of eVTOL professionals predict a dramatic increase in the level of consolidation in the eVTOL market over the next two years, and 51 per cent think there will be a slight increase. There are currently around 245 companies who have developed eVTOL concepts,
According to the first estimates obtained by the Spanish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (ASCRI), through the European platform EDC, the volume of private capital investment in Spain reached EUR1.125 billion in the first quarter of 2021, 84 per cent more than in the same of period last year,
New research with senior private equity and venture capital professionals reveals that over the next two years, 11 per cent predict there will be dramatic positive developments around the regulatory framework for the eVTOL Market. A further 67 per cent anticipate continued improvement in this area, with just 16 per
The management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is moving up the board agenda for private equity, however climate risk exposure requires greater scrutiny, according to a new survey released by PwC. The Private Equity Responsible Investment Survey 2021 draws upon the views of 209 respondents from 35 countries
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