Europe’s private equity industry has shifted into buying mode, deploying large pools of capital while delaying exits, according to provisional full-year data from the CMBOR at Imperial College Business School, sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe and Investec Corporate and Investment Banking. The cumulative value of European buyouts passed EUR100 billion
Over two-thirds (69 per cent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) and chief operating officers (COOs) at UK-based private equity and venture capital firms expect levels of dry powder – money raised but not yet invested – to increase in 2020. Surveyed at a recent BVCA reception event for CFOs and
The 2020 outlook for the global asset management sector is stable, reflecting high profit margins, manageable debt burdens, and sustained risk appetite among investors, Moody’s Investors Service says in its annual outlook. The outlook is supported by a number of factors including low expectations for a recession in 2020, continued
In partnership with Private Equity Wire (PEW), SS&C Intralinks has published the 2020 LP Survey. This is the third year that SS&C Intralinks have partnered with PEW to poll, interview and analyse data from global limited partners (LPs), which this year totalled 182.
Invest Europe, in conjunction with venture capital (VC) investor the European Investment Fund (EIF), has released new research that highlights venture capital’s positive impact on fostering innovation, growth and job creation at start-ups across Europe. The report entitled The VC Factor: Data-driven insights about VC-backed start-ups in Europe is the
Companies ranked in the bottom 50 per cent of ESG performance are significantly more likely to attract activists’ attention, according to the findings of Alvarez & Marsal’s (A&M) latest analysis and predictor of shareholder activism in Europe, the A&M Activist Alert (AAA). The study also predicts that the wave of
Fully realised buyout funds, regardless of their size, show a consistent picture – the longer the exposure, the lower the multiple achieved. That’s according to the latest data released by eFront, a financial software and solutions provider dedicated to alternative investments. For US small and mid-market buyout funds, those with
The first half of 2019 registered the largest ever transaction in HRtech history, when private equity firm Hellman & Friedman acquired Ultimate Software Group in May for USD11 billion. Hampleton Partners’ latest analysis of global HRtech mergers & acquisitions activity shows that this is indicative of overall momentum in the sector,
The large majority (70-80 per cent) of North American and Asia-Pacific LPs believe their private equity portfolios need modifying to prepare them for the next economic downturn, according to Coller Capital’s Global Private Equity Barometer. European investors are more sanguine, with only 45 per cent believing their portfolios need modification.
The Brexit-effect is taking its toll on the infrastructure sector with the UK slipping five places to ninth position by investment attractiveness, according to the 2019 CMS Infrastructure Index: Bridging Continents. The latest report by international law firm CMS, in conjunction with inspiratia, analyses data against six criteria to create
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