Buy and Build strategies have historically shown a higher return on capital than standalone deals, with 2018 seeing the multiples paid by private equities for this kind of deal hit record levels. That’s according to new research by management consultancy and private equity specialist CIL which examines 2,700 sectors to

Limited partners in private equity funds should be wary of putting managers under pressure to deploy capital – that’s the conclusion of new research published by alternative investment management software and solutions provider eFront. The company’s research shows that there is an inverse correlation between the level of capital deployed

Private equity deal value in continental Europe has significantly increased in 2018, while the UK has struggled to maintain its position as the largest European market by deal value, according to provisional full-year data from CMBOR at Imperial College Business School, sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe and Investec Corporate and

Co-investing in private equity has more than doubled in a decade and accounted for approximately USD40 billion in US private investment activity last year, according to research by Cambridge Associates. That figure represents about 20 per cent of total US private equity investment.  Co-investment allows institutional investors or high net

Private equity-owned portfolio companies show positive growth in employment, investment, productivity, revenue, profits and returns to investors, according to a new report from the BVCA complied by EY. The aggregated data the BVCA’s 11th annual report into the performance of private equity portfolio companies, covers 91 per cent of the

The vast majority of private equity investors (83 per cent) feel that compliance management is one of the most important operational factors when evaluating private equity funds, according to a new survey by Corgentum Consulting, a provider of operational due diligence reviews and background investigations. Similarly, 79 per cent of

Investors plan to stay the course with private equity, despite expectations for flat or negative returns from public equity in the US. That’s according to a new Endowments and Foundations Survey from NEPC, looking at how endowments and foundations view private equity relative to other asset classes, the strength of the

GP-led private equity transactions are broadly harmful to the interests of limited partners, according to a new report from London-based secondaries adviser PEFOX. The research paper provides a critical examination of these new structures and considers the impact of fines by the SEC against GPs for abuses; complaints by multiple