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.
European M&A activity has scored a sharp recovery from near-decade lows caused by the coronavirus crisis - but annual figures are still trending towards their worst result in years, new research shows.
German resilience is helping the DACH region power towards its highest annual private equity deal value total for a decade despite the bruising impact of the coronavirus pandemic on firms across the globe.
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'
Private equity buy-and-build activity has suffered a heavy blow through the coronavirus pandemic, with activity dropping to a five-year low according to new data from Silverfleet Capital.
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 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.
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.
Venture capital performance remained 'unscathed' in the first quarter of 2020 despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as the industry consolidated what had been an exceptional 2019, new research shows.
The UK government is reportedly searching for a way to offer state-backed loans to debt-heavy private equity-backed businesses to bolster struggling high street retailers, the FT has said.
Brookfield Asset Management has raised $23bn in its best-ever quarter for fundraising as capital continues to pour in to its huge distressed debt vehicle.
Secondaries private equity fund managers have traditionally had a heavy focus on the North America market - but new fundraises are seeing the sector begin to spread its reach, the latest data from Preqin shows.
Secondaries private equity dealmaking fell off a cliff in the first half of the year as the coronavirus crisis saw deal value drop more than 56% compared to the same period in 2019, new research
Global private equity giant KKR raised a record $16.4bn last quarter amid a powerful push to cash in on investment opportunities thrown up by the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
The Nordic region has become the world's top-performing private equity market, helping Western Europe consolidate its position at the top of the global PE tree, new research has revealed.
Private equity investing is showing signs of recovery after being hammered by the coronavirus crisis - but has some way to go to recover to its recent highs, new research shows.
UK private equity fundraising surged to more than £47.5bn last year amid a more than doubling of capital flowing into venture capital fundraises, new data from industry body BVCA shows.
A record-breaking year for private equity investment in Central and Eastern Europe saw €2.95bn of capital invested in over 460 companies, new data from Invest Europe shows.
