In the face of costly regulation and a low margin environment, asset managers are increasingly recognising the need to overhaul the current industry model in order to stay profitable, according to a new survey by Multifonds. The investment software and fund accounting firm’s Every Fund Survey 2017, conducted among more
Investors deployed USD21.78 billion to 1,958 US venture-backed companies during the second quarter, marking a significant uptick from the first quarter in capital invested while the number of companies receiving investment was stable, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor. Through the first six months of the year, 3,876 companies received
Efforts to improve gender diversity at UK hedge funds and private equity firms and other investment partnerships is slowly paying off, according to executive search specialists DHR International. The firm reports that the number of female partners has increased faster than male partners in the last year. DHR International’s
The private debt fundraising market saw 26 funds reach a final close in the second quarter of 2017, securing a total of USD16 billion in investor commitments. Preqin expects these figures to rise by around 10 per cent as further information becomes available, putting the quarter behind the strong activity
The global infrastructure deals market saw 277 deals announced in Q2, worth a combined USD51 billion, according to figures released by Preqin. The company expects these figures to rise by around 5 per cent as further information becomes available, but nevertheless, this represents a significant slowdown in activity in 2017
European Buy & Build activity in 2016 reached its highest level on record with the largest number of deals in the UK & Ireland, according to Silverfleet Capital’s latest annual European Buy & Build Monitor. The Buy & Build Monitor, which tracks global add-on activity undertaken by European headquartered companies
The French private equity market has produced an average annual return of 10.1 per cent over the last 30 years, according to a new report published by the Association Française des Investisseurs pour la Croissance (AFIC) and EY. The net performance of closed-end funds meanwhile totalled 14.7 per cent per year.
The evolution of the relationships between Limited Partners (LP) and General Partners (GP) is driving an increase in separately managed accounts (SMAs) and co-investments, according to the latest research by Private Equity at London Business School (LBS). In the report – What you pay and what you get…The evolution of
Leaking information on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals before any public announcement of the transaction added an extra USD21 million to the average value of the leaked in 2016, according to new research from Intralinks. In addition to evidence of higher valuations for M&A deals that leak, the 2017 Intralinks
Managers need to know what their investors want – make that expect – from their fund managers. To find out, Intralinks, a Synchronoss Business, partnered with Global Fund Media to conduct an in-depth global survey of LPs, for candid insights into the ways they view their GPs. Get a sneak
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