North American fund managers are increasingly looking to raise funds in Europe as they seek to broaden their investor base, according to new research from Ocorian, a specialist in fund administration, capital markets, corporate, private client and regulatory services.

The overwhelming majority (96%) of private equity firms believe that technology is a “value-creation lever” and can add value throughout the investment lifecycle, although the industry remains overly reliant on manual systems and processes, according to a new survey from investor services group IQ-EQ.

Ampersand Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on healthcare, has been ranked first globally for growth capital PE performance for the second year running by HEC Paris-Dow Jones.

Strong asset sales across Carlyle Group’s private equity portfolio saw the alternative asset management firm’s distributable earnings jump by nearly 59% year-on-year in the first three months of the year, according to a report by Reuters.

Stafford Capital Partners, a $7.9bn international private markets investment and advisory group, has launched a private equity decarbonisation programme, which aims to help private equity investors reduce their portfolios’ carbon footprint.  

The private equity sector has its sights set on the US National Football League, with several firms quietly preparing funds that would exclusively make NFL investments to comply with potential ownership pre-conditions, according to a report by the Financial Times.