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China’s private capital funds must invest to meet investors’ increasing demands for transparency, Intertrust Group says

China’s private capital funds must invest to meet investors’ increasing demands for transparency, Intertrust Group says Intertrust Group, a world leader in providing specialised administration services to clients in over 30 jurisdictions, estimates that around USD5.5 billion will need to be spent by the world’s private capital funds industry to

Private capital funds must invest USD5.5 billion globally over next five years to meet increasing investor demand for transparency, says Intertrust Group

Private capital funds face growing demands for transparency as mainstream investors increasingly turn to the sector to chase the higher returns it offers, new research from Intertrust and Global Custodian reveals.  Intertrust Group, a specialist in providing administration services to clients in over 30 jurisdictions, estimates that around USD5.5 billion

Outsourced lead generation to become the ‘new norm’ for PE-backed businesses

Outsourcing the generation of leads and new business will become the ‘new norm’ as the pandemic eases, one leading digital marketing firm has predicted. Scottish headquartered 4icg Group, chaired by entrepreneur Brian Williamson, says it has experienced an increase in private equity backed businesses looking to retain its services because

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SPAC numbers just keep growing, says Sijoitusrahastot

Last year proved to be an outstanding year for SPACs in the US, while the total number of SPACs already surpassed the 2019 total in the first three weeks of 2021 alone, according to data published by Finnish investment fund Sijoitusrahastot. Their research found that 248 SPACS raised USD83.04 billion

VCTs remain resilient despite pandemic, says AIC

Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) showed extraordinary resilience in 2020 despite the challenges of the pandemic, according to a new survey of VCT managers conducted by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). In the survey, which was conducted between 1 December 2020 and 6 January 2021, 40 per cent of managers

European VC ecosystem on the rise, says new report

i5invest and the Vienna University of Economics’ Entrepreneurship Center publish ‘The European Capital Report 2021’, revealing that both Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds have substantially been gaining ground despite Covid-19.  With 64 new European funds that have been established in the last 24 months, the total number of players

Digital health funding hit USD21.6bn in 2020

Investments into the online healthcare sector soared in 2020, supercharged by Covid-19. According to the research data analysed and published by Finaria, the total digital health funding in 2020 amounted to USD21.6 billion. VC funding led with a total of USD14.8 billion across 637 deals, a 66 per cent year-over-year

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