Paul Latham (pictured), Managing Director of Octopus, comments on the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) sixth annual Venture Capital Trust (VCT) investment survey… This year’s AIC ‘Nurturing success, delivering growth’ survey demonstrates how vital a source of funding VCT investments are for many UK smaller companies. The findings tally with
Global early-stage mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in Q3 2015 increased by just 5.6 per cent compared with the same period last year, the slowest rate of growth for almost three years. That’s according to the latest Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor (DFP) report which forecasts the volume of future M&A
Endowments and foundations continue to see private equity an important part of their allocation strategy, according to a new study by NEPC, but valuations are a concern for over half (58 per cent) of those questioned inn the Q3 2015 NEPC Endowment and Foundation Poll. This survey, which as with
Capital raising by high tech Israeli companies totalled USD3.2 billion in the first nine months of 2015, and is expected to surpass 2014’s total by year end, according to a new report by the IVC Research Centre and KPMG. The third quarter of 2015 concluded with USD1.1 billion raised by
The UK is at the centre of European M&A in 2015, with deal values already exceeding FY 2014 according to MergerMarket’s Q1-3 trend report. The first six month’s of the year have also seen the highest H1 deal value on record. Turmoil in the Greek economy and the weakened euro
Competition for dollars raised from investors has never been higher with more than 2,200 funds currently seeking to raise an aggregate amount of USD780 billion, according to a report by secondaries adviser and placement agent Cebile Capital. The average size of funds in the market is declining from USD782 million
Small to mid-sized corporates across North America, EMEA and Europe report that their ability to manage working capital is not being supported effectively by their banks, according to a new survey conducted by Misys. Some 50 per cent of respondents identified forecasting cash flow remains their biggest working capital challenge
In spite of considerable market unrest, the German private equity landscape is seeing momentum return on the financing front and to portfolio companies. The purchase prices of potential takeover candidates are at a record high, however, as the latest private equity panel survey by CMS and FINANCE magazine reveals.
George Whitehead (pictured), Venture Partner Manager at Octopus Ventures, comments on the British Venture Capital Association’s Innovation Nation report… The BVCA’s Innovation Nation report highlights some very positive UK figures, which speak to a number of important factors. The top line is that UK economic growth is the fastest in
M&A deal value is at its highest level since 2007, but Europe's executives are adopting a more cautious outlook on European M&A, according to research carried out international law firm CMS, in partnership with Mergermarket. 
The report’s respondents comprise 230 key M&A stakeholders across all European geographies, including CEOs, finance
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