The ability for private equity investors to remove a GP/manager for cause is almost universal with 93 per cent of funds currently having GP removal for-cause provisions, according to a new report from asset management consultancy MJ Hudson. ‘Governance’, the final instalment in the 4th edition of MJ Hudson’s research

Family office allocations to private equity are predicted to rise 73 per cent between 2017 to 2019, from USD51 million to USD88 million per family office, according to a a new report from Campden Wealth – ‘Private Equity Investing and Co-Investment Activity by Family Offices’. The report, developed and published

Europe’s attractiveness as an investment destination is on the rise compared to 2017, as the majority of global investors are more likely to invest in both the EU and the UK after Brexit, according to new survey findings. Nearly 90 per cent of investors said Europe has become a more

CEPRES has released its latest analysis of the North American Buyout market revealing the changing dynamics in pricing multiples and value creation post-GFC (Global Financial Crisis).  By analysing the 4,485 North America Buyout deals since 2009, CEPRES discovered the buy-sell pricing spread has been compressed, while both Entry and Exit

Findings released today from mid-market debt and advisory firm Livingstone show that merger and acquisition (M&A) activity by Japanese groups in 2017 grew by 42 per cent over 2013 and 13 per cent over 2016 across the globe, stimulated by Japanese interest in international expansion with the encouragement of the

Murray Devine Valuation Advisors has released its 2018 Q3 Private Equity Valuations Report, showing that during the first nine months of the year, PE firms paid a median valuation multiple of 11.9-times EBITDA for new investments. The Q3 report, ‘This Train Keeps Rolling,’ breaks down private equity activity in 2018