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The agenda is now largely finalised for Private Equity Wire’s inaugural PEWlive Technology Summit, a new flagship digital event that will be held on 10-11 February featuring a high-level line-up of speakers, presenters and sponsors.
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Business disruption, cybersecurity challenges and greater compliance burdens have long been acknowledged as being among the foremost operational challenges facing the hedge fund, private equity and investment management industries.
PODCAST
In this podcast, Private Equity Wire’s editor Karin Wasteson speaks to Makram Azar (pictured) and Scott Freidheim, CEO and chairman respectively, of Golden Falcon, a SPAC focused on tech, media, telecoms and fintech companies primarily headquartered in Europe, and chairman, on why SPACs are growing in popularity, and some interesting trends they are seeing in this space.
RESEARCH
The outlook for demand in the private equity secondaries market throughout 2021 – and in particular, H1 2021 – is very strong, with buyers looking to deploy USD61 billion in 2021.
GUEST ARTICLE
By Jeffrey Stevenson, managing partner at private investment firm VSS – There are several reasons to be optimistic about 2021. Vaccines are starting to be made available and are expected to save lives, raising hopes that the US economy is poised to re-open next year. The US presidential election has largely been decided which has taken some uncertainty out of the markets.
These positive developments have already helped stimulate the resurgence of private equity in the third quarter of 2020, when USD148 billion in transactions occurred that surpasses last year’s third quarter total by 10 percent, according to a new
SPECIAL REPORT
By Elliot Refson, Director of Funds, Jersey Finance – As global markets continue to grapple with extreme uncertainty, with the ongoing fallout of Covid-19 and the impact of Brexit becoming a reality, Jersey’s funds industry finds itself in a strong position – well prepared to support investors and guide them through unchartered waters in the short-term and with the right ingredients to help them achieve their long-term ambitions too.
Jersey finished 2019 in bullish mood, with total fund assets rising to a new record high last year of more than GBP345 billion, with private equity in particular performing strongly, rising by almost a fifth.
SPECIAL REPORT
Interview with Simon Hopwood, Maples Group – The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a devastating impact on human life and health, and the global economy. As a consequence, the funds industry has faced unprecedented challenges, as it continues to navigate through unchartered waters.
Despite this, the Jersey funds industry has remained resilient with net assets under administration up 5.7 per cent(1) year on year standing at GBP361.7 billion(2) with alternative investment funds representing 87 per cent(3). Noticeably, private equity was up 19 per cent year on year(4) and managers using Jersey to market funds into the EU increased by 9 per cent
SPECIAL REPORT
By A Paris – Jersey is capitalising on its future position outside of the EU to attract US fund managers to its shores. This is despite the potential uncertainty driven by the looming end of the Brexit transition period and the global pandemic.
“As the largest law firm in Jersey with the busiest investment funds practice, we have experienced a sharp increase in US managers seeking access to European Union or European Economic Area capital through the use of Jersey vehicles.
“This trend is also evidenced by assets under management for funds incorporated in Jersey with US managers or promoters having increased
NEWS
EQT Ventures and Creandum have co-led a EUR1.5 million investment round into Kive, a company that enables creatives to collect visual assets in a library self-organising through machine-learning.
MANAGER INSIGHTS
BlackRock Alternative Specialists’ David Lomas discusses how its three-pronged approach to deal sourcing makes it well positioned to support private market investors heading into 2021.
Patience will be a virtue for investors as they seek to increase their exposure to private markets heading into 2021. Performance dispersion within private equity and private credit is likely to be accentuated as the long-term impact of Covid-19 is felt; even within Covid-robust sectors such as Healthcare and Technology, there will be plenty of winners and losers.
And with record levels of dry powder waiting to be deployed in the PE space, investors are
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