Preqin’s latest overview of women in alternative assets finds that just under one in five employees at fund management firms is female. This rate varies widely by role, and consistently declines according to seniority. The highest proportion of women is seen among junior employees, where they constitute 29 per cent
Almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of asset managers regard content marketing as their most effective marketing tool with 65 per cent planning to increase their investment in the content marketing space in the coming year. That’s according to the latest annual survey by Kurtosys which seeks to find out how
Research has been conducted into middle market companies across a wide range of industries about near-term plans for M&A, and perceptions of the prospects for their businesses under the Trump administration. Results show that ninety five per cent of CEOs and senior business leaders of privately held, high growth companies
The size of the global private credit market is on course to break the USD1 trillion mark by 2020, according to research by the Alternative Credit Council (ACC), the private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). Dechert, the global law firm, contributed to and sponsored this year’s
Asset management and private equity firms view the UK as the second riskiest market to do business in after China, according to new research from global law firm Ropes & Gray. The research – based on a global survey of 300 senior-level executives working for multi-national businesses in North America,
Technology, Media and Communications (TMC) global investment bank Drake Star Partners ranks tenth in TMT Global Midcap Cross Border by Activity, and second in TMT Europe Midcap Ranking by Activity in 2017 year to date. These results reflect Drake Star Partners’ ongoing growth and expanding global reach, following a series
Dealmaking appetite in Europe has seen a swift turnaround following the shock of last year’s Brexit vote, according to the fifth edition of the European M&A Outlook, published by CMS in association with Mergermarket. The report canvassed the opinions of 230 Europe-based executives, from corporates and private equity firms, assessing
Although sentiment about the economic outlook for the UK in the short term (next 18-24 months) is negative (54 per cent), reflecting Brexit uncertainty and slowing growth, there is a much more positive view (48 per cent) when it comes to the outlook for the next five to ten years.
Bi-annual AlixPartners mid-market debt survey reveals that there has been a significant rebound in ‘Unitranche’ deals, up 30 per cent on H2 2016. Some 124 deals in the last twelve months represents the highest volume recorded. Overall midmarket deal count in H1 2017 was 244, up 12 per cent from
Private equity investors have plenty of money on hand to invest. According to a recent Bloomberg report, they are sitting on a record nearly USD1 trillion in what is called “dry powder,” money raised but not yet invested. What they don’t have is surplus time to deal with firms that
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