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Managing forex spreads has been the biggest trading challenge for hedge fund traders since the pandemic and resulting lockdowns began, according to Refinitiv.
In a new global survey of over 1,000 FX trading clients, which included responses from 44 traders at hedge funds, 68 per cent per cent of respondents felt spreads was the biggest challenge. This was followed by access to liquidity with 18 per cent of respondents cited this as their biggest challenge. 14 per cent of respondents had no issues.
The issue of spreads was felt more significantly at hedge funds compared to corporates where only 35
Next Century Spirits has completed a USD6 million Series C fundraising round led by private equity firm the Blue Hill Group. Since its inception in 2018, the Raleigh-based full-service spirits producer has raised capital from various private investors and angel networks including the Wolfpack Investor Network and Carolina Angel Network.
Next Century Spirits offers unmatched blending expertise to support private brands or labels and bulk suppliers interested in producing customised spirits concepts through its patented post-distillation finishing and filtering technology. Funding of Next Century Spirits follows industry recognition as “Best of Category Rum 2020” by the American Distilling Institute (ADI) for its
PharmaLex Group, a provider of specialised services for the pharma, biotech and medical device industries worldwide, has completed its legal merger with Regulis Consulting Limited (Regulis) in the United Kingdom, Regulis was supported by Consulting M&A throughout the transaction process.
Kim Wharton, the Founder and Managing Director of Regulis, says: “We are delighted with the support we had from CM&A. Their knowledge and expertise in corporate finance within the consulting sector helped us through the challenging moments of the process to achieve an outstanding outcome for staff, clients and shareholders.”
Regulis was founded in 2001 and is now a prominent consultancy
Titanbay, a new online platform, has launched enabling small and medium-sized institutional and professional private investors to easily access and strategically invest in a curated selection of top-tier private equity funds.Based in London, Titanbay has been launched by a team of industry insiders with extensive experience from a range of leading funds and institutions. The management team is led by serial entrepreneur Thomas Eskebaek, who has run multiple companies, from technology to investing, and previously worked at Bain & Company and Eight Roads. The team also includes COO Laura Heely, who moved into technology strategy after beginning her career in investment
Private equity transactions are likely to play a significant role in the recovery of the North West deals market over the next 12 months, according to DSG Chartered Accountants and YFM Equity Partners (YFM).Both firms suggest that historical downturns, such as those experienced in 2008, could provide an indication of the potential outcomes of the next couple of years as businesses navigate through the impacts of Covid-19.
Data gathered from Experian MarketiQ showed that North West private equity dealmaking saw a 58 per cent drop from 2008 to 2009, with deal volumes not returning to pre-recession levels until 2014.
European private equity deal volume dipped in Q2 2020 to its lowest quarterly figure since Q3 2013 driven by the uncertainty caused by Covid-19, Pitchbook’s Q2 report shows.
The Q2 European Private Equity Breakdown report, published by Pitchbook, demonstrates that 650 transactions closed in the second quarter of the year for a total of EUR9.8 billion – representing a year on year decrease of 31.5 per cent and 18.7 per cent, respectively.
Pitchbook is a data company providing research and data on venture capital, private equity, M&A, and public companies. The company believes that deal activity will pick up in
Sumeru Equity Partners has led a USD100 million investment in SocialChorus, a workforce communications SaaS company, along with existing investors.
Private Equity (PE) firms in the US and UK spend many millions of dollars on legal services annually, but they are scrutinising their external legal spend like never before, according to a new Apperio research study entitled “Rocketing Scrutiny, Eroding Trust – The Changing PE Legal Spend Landscape.”
Private equity firms invested in 464 companies in Central and Eastern Europe in 2019 – a new record for the region – according to a new study by Investment Europe.
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has strengthened its Asia restructuring practice with the appointment of Edward Middleton as Managing Director based in Hong Kong. This appointment demonstrates A&M’s commitment to bolstering the firm’s growing capabilities in Asia.
Middleton brings more than three decades of experience in restructuring, insolvency and liquidation, more than 20 years of which has been spent in Asia. He handled some of the highest profile insolvency and restructuring cases in Asia prior to joining A&M, including acting as the lead liquidator of Lehman Brothers Asia operations and acting as financial advisor to Vietnam Shipbuilding
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