Surveys Archive > 2001 Global M&A market feels the squeeze 18/12/2001. Global merger and acquisition activity fell 52 per cent in 2001 from the previous year's levels, according to the latest survey results from KPMG Corporate Finance. Without an upturn in activity, private equity firms will continue to struggle to find exit routes for their investments. The IPO route is still effectively closed and until there is more life in the M&A market, then trade sales are also going to offer limited options. 3i UK enterprise barometer 18/12/2001. 3i's barometer of UK business optimism has fallen for the sixth consecutive survey and now stands at its lowest level since the last recession. However, it shows that the events of 11 September seem to have had little impact on this downward trend. Bank for International Settlements September 2001 Review 12/12/2001. The global economic downturn is having an effect on the debt markets according to the latest review from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Net new issuance in the international debt markets reached $260bn for April, May and June for 2001 compared with $350bn for last year. A slowdown in new issues form financial institutions in developed countries has been attributed for this fall. 3i European enterprise barometer 12/12/2001. Confidence about the business outlook continues to fall among Europe's venture-backed firms, according to the latest 3i barometer. The barometer now stands at its lowest ever level of minus 109. Deloitte and Touche Private Equity Confidence Survey Q4 04/12/2001. UK venture capitalists are more downbeat than ever about the prospects for their investee companies, deal activity, and the availability of new funds, according to the latest Deloitte & Touche Private Equity Confidence Survey. European SME CDOs: An investor's guide to analysis and performance 27/11/2001. There has been a 100 per cent increase in SME CDO activity in the last year. This report from Fitch Ratings emphasises the areas of importance for investors to consider. Q4 Silicon Valley private equity confidence survey 26/11/2001. The majority of Silicon Valley venture capitalists expect the marketplace to recover next year after a difficult fourth quarter of this year, according to the latest private equity confidence survey by Deloitte & Touche. Not just peanuts 2001 13/11/2001. Europe does not have enough entrepreneurs. Greater levels of entrepreneurial activity would stimulate competition within the economy, creating more deal flow opportunities for private equity firms and better investment prospects for investors in the industry. This joint report from Andersen and GrowthPlus asks what European governments can do to stimulate new company growth. Global Competitiveness Report 2001 07/11/2001. This extract from the Global Competitiveness Report examines the underlying conditions for growth in 75 world economies. Produced by the World Economic Forum, it provides a useful insight for investors deciding where to invest. Venture capital & fundraising continue to slow in Q3 05/11/2001. Venture capital investment and fund-raising both fell sharply in the third quarter, highlighting the increasingly inclement conditions for the industry. Investment plunged to $7.7bn, a fall of 31 per cent on the previous quarter and 73 per cent on the same quarter last year, according to figures from the NVCA.Investment levels are now at their lowest since the first quarter of 1999. Venture capital survey 2001 23/10/2001. The outlook for venture capital for the next year is slightly less gloomy than it has been. However, most VCs agree that conditions will remain unfavourable as they continue to focus on their current portfolio companies. World-class transactions survey 15/10/2001. M&A deals can be more successful in creating shareholder value if certain key practices are followed. This survey from KPMG transaction services offers a suggested model of best practice. 3i Barometer 11/10/2001. Business confidence in France, Germany and Spain is at its lowest ever level while in Italy, the general feeling is very positive. This barometer displays the results of the latest business confidence survey of 3i-backed companies across Europe. KPMG IPO Survey 08/10/2001. The UK IPO market is at its quietest ever, according to the latest survey by KPMG corporate finance. This inactivity looks set to continue as investors are unlikely to support IPOs while the current downturn prevails. Global Private Equity 2001 03/10/2001. The year 2000 saw investment by private equity firms across the world increase by a third to $177bn, according to this report from PwC and 3i. Science, technology and industry scoreboard 03/10/2001. The knowledge-intensity of many world economies is increasing, says this OECD survey. Nevertheless, notable differences exist between various countries. This survey offers an outline of economies that are progressing the quickest towards becoming entirely knowledge-driven and highlights the importance of venture capital in developing this type of economy. Israeli VC investments plunge 17/08/2001. Investments in Israeli start-ups fell in Q2 this year according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Money Tree Survey for Israel. Money for Growth 1999 09/07/2001. Private equity investments flooded into the European technology sector in 1999, with the UK investing by far the largest share, according to this PricewaterhouseCoopers report. Venture investments in Israel soar - Q3 2000 09/07/2001. High-tech companies attracted record levels of investment in the third quarter of 2000 – much of it from venture capitalists – according to this report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and Kesselman & Kesselman. Global Private Equity 2000 29/05/2001. Private equity investments across the world totalled $136bn in 1999 – an increase of 65 per cent over the previous year – according to this report by 3i and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Where does the money go? 29/05/2001. The Industry Standard decodes European quarterly reports for 2000 on venture capital investment, with an eye on the US markets. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Survey 2000 29/05/2001. Venture capital investments continued to set new records in the US and Europe in the first half of 2000, according to this report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Annual European life sciences report 2001 29/05/2001. European biotech had its best ever year in 2000, according to the eighth life sciences report from Ernst & Young. Fund raisings, valuations, revenues, employment and company IPOs all reached record levels. With recent turbulence in the high-tech sector, biotech is becoming increasingly attractive to institutional investors.