Private equity's impressive bounceback from the Covid-19 pandemic looks set to herald a deal surge as firms look to deploy massive amounts of dry powder, new research from law firm Dechert says.
A wavering investor appetite for risk and a deteriorating competitive environment are leading to a negative outlook for the global asset management industry next year, new research from Moody's shows.
Global institutional investors plan to almost double their allocations to renewable energy infrastructure in the near-term as the global response to climate change continues to gain momentum.
Level 20, a not-for-profit body launched to inspire women to join and succeed in private equity, has named ex-Permira partner Cheryl Potter as its new chair to succeed George Anson.
More than three-quarters of institutional investors have deprioritised ESG as an investment criterion amid the coronavirus pandemic - but are prepping to reintensify their commitment as the recovery continues.
European buyout house Montagu Private Equity has agreed to pick up emerging markets business intelligence company ISI Emerging Markets Group from CITIC Capital and Caixin Global.
Schroders Group impact investor BlueOrchard Finance has launched a $350m-targeting fund looking to support frontier market small and micro-businesses struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.
As the coronavirus crisis continues to rage across the glove, private equity investors are being forced to think more carefully about managing their existing portfolios amid a volatile dealmaking market. AltAssets spoke to Eaton Partners'
Fulcrum Asset Management hired Filippo Cartiglia as a senior member in its investment team. Cartigli is said to play a key part in the UK fund manager’s macroeconomic research, the firm said. Prior to joining
Global venture capital investment remains strong despite dealmaking numbers dropping for the sixth consecutive quarter, new research shows, with a trio of $1bn-plus deals from across the globe helping buoy the industry's figures.
Private equity and venture capital investment in the biotech sector has scored its busiest month of the past 12 as markets continue their recovery from March's coronavirus shock.
Private wealth managers need to urgently increase their use of technology or risk being left behind by competitors, research from fintech firm Delio suggests.
LPs fears over a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest threat to alternative asset fund managers looking to raise new capital, new research shows.
The pandemic may have slowed down the economy, but Impax Asset Management, one of the longest established fund managers in the renewable energy sector, believes Covid-19 is speeding the growth of the already thriving renewables
Private equity and venture capital fundraising efforts remain at full throttle despite a tightening up of LP commitments to alternatives in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.
Private equity returns suffered a severe drop in the first half of the year as the long-time booming asset class failed to escape the chaos of the coronavirus crisis, new research shows.
US private equity house Lincolnshire Management has backed power supply conversion product business Schumacher Electric Corporation.
Private equity firms are using portfolio company loans to pay themselves dividends at the highest ratio in five years as demand for corporate debt soars amid the coronavirus crisis.
Private equity dealmaking is continuing its steady recovery from April's nadir, reaching one of its highest monthly results of the last 12 months despite ongoing uncertainty amid the coronavirus crisis.
