Research and analytics firm MPI has published an assessment of Ivy League endowments’ 2016 FY Performance. The firm writes that asset allocation remains the largest determining factor in endowment performance. “Commodities and Emerging Markets, each of which suffered respective losses due to continued declining oil prices or political turmoil, were a
The outcome of the US presidential election represents a significant threat to merger and acquisition (M&A) activity over the next six months, according to a survey of over 1,600 global dealmakers by Intralinks. Respondents from North America predict the US presidential election will have the greatest impact on M&A activity
Asian investors could have a transformative effect on the European technology industry, according to analysis by Magister Advisors. In recent months, Chinese consumer-tech giant Tencent acquired Finnish games developer Supercell for USD9B and Softbank paid USD32 billion for the UK mobile chip company ARM. Both are real “platform deals,”
One in eight (12 per cent) partners at hedge funds, private equity firms and other investment partnerships are now women, up from one in 10 (10 per cent) last year and the year before, according to DHR International. DHR International’s analysis, based on data provided by the Financial Conduct Authority,
Ninety two per cent of institutional investors and family offices have allocated to two or more funds in 2016 while 73 per cent of investors reported a net increase in their investments to alternative investment strategies since 2015. The survey, conducted at Context Summits West 2016, also reveals that 59
Albion Ventures’ fourth Albion Growth Report finds that nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of small businesses with over five employees plan to grow dramatically or moderately over the next two years and only 5 per cent think they will shrink or wind down. Based on interviews with 1,000 SMEs, the
Plans for business growth among SMEs are holding firm despite the economic and political uncertainty that has unfolded over the last year, according to Hitachi Capital’s quarterly British Business Barometer. The last 12 months have felt like a roller coaster ride for many firms in the UK. The pound hit
Listed private equity (LPE) funds have been trading at wide discounts to net asset value of more than 20 per cent, despite good investment performance over the last five years, according to research by international equity research and investor relations firm, Edison. The first in Edison's series of in-depth reports
Alternative asset managers are changing their business models and exploring a broader set of arrangements designed to improve the alignment of interest between themselves and their investors, according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). The study, titled “In Concert”, is the most extensive undertaken by AIMA
Private equity is enhancing value in operating companies, according to analysis by CEPRES looking at thousands of PE-backed operating companies post the global financial crisis. CEPRES has found that during the period there has been a steady and significant increase in average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of EBITDA for
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