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Billion-dollar infrastructure deals on the rise in the US

A new report from Preqin has found that the proportion of infrastructure deals the US larger than USD1 billion reached record levels in 2015 as asset valuations continued to rise.  Twenty-seven per cent of all deals announced in 2015 were larger than USD1 billion, up from 20 per cent in

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Malta’s new NAIF framework addresses speed to market issues, says MPG

Malta has addressed one of the biggest issues in European fund management – the speed to market – with its new Notified Alternative Investment Funds (NAIF) framework, according to Jeremy Leach, Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Partners Group (MPG). Malta, together with Luxembourg, is one of the first two

BIO study reveals record-breaking year US biotech VC funding

The Biotechnology Innovation Organisation (BIO) has released a new report – Emerging Therapeutic Company Investment and Deal Trends – highlighting ten years (2006-2015) of biotechnology funding and deal making across five areas: venture capital, IPOs, follow-on public offerings, licensing, and acquisitions.  The report also offers clinical pipeline snapshots to provide

Over 70 per cent of UK infrastructure investors fear Brexit, says S&P survey

With the UK’s EU referendum now just weeks away, S&P Global Ratings has released a new report which explores the potential impact of a Brexit on infrastructure development in Britain. Drawing on a recent survey of 51 infrastructure funds – including investment management companies, insurance companies, hedge funds, pension funds,

Seedrs named UK’s most active investor in private companies

UK equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has been named as Britain’s most active investor in private companies. A new report, The Deal Q1 2016, by independent research firm Beauhurst, shows that equity crowdfunding continues to dominate private investment, with Seedrs continuing to lead the market in the space as the most

A fundamental behavioural shift is needed to close the gap between the rhetoric and reality of governance improvements for European pensions, says 300 Club paper

Despite the significant changes made to European pension business models since the financial crisis, a more fundamental behavioural shift is needed to address the yawning gap that exists between the rhetoric of governance improvements in recent years and their reality on the ground. That’s according to Sally Bridgeland and Professor

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