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- Capital Dynamics: Perspectives - a view of the private equity secondaries market
- Private equity activity in April 2009 according to research firm ZEPHYR
- An overview of private equity in India according to ICICI Bank
- China Economic Scan – fortnightly report on private equity in China: 20 April to 1 May 2009
- IVC's 2008 exit report - summary
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Private equity fundraising in 2009 and beyond
14 Jan 2009
Just seven months ago, when SJ Berwin published its annual review of terms and conditions for private equity funds, we reported that it was (more or less) 'business as usual'. As we were approaching the...
Inside the dark box: shedding light on private equity
07 Jan 2009
The growth of private equity funds has become one of the most significant UK financial phenomena so far this century. Despite operating for almost three decades, it is only in the last couple of years...
2009 - four private equity heads give their views
17 Dec 2008
Equity Dynamics has asked four top executives in the private equity world about their predictions for 2009. Read what Ross Marshall of Dunedin, Neil MacDougall of Silverfleet Capital, Bill Crossan of Close...
Buying assets out of bankruptcy in the US and the UK
17 Dec 2008
The current market environment presents opportunities for private equity buyers to purchase assets at discounted prices. While financially distressed sellers may be willing to quickly sell assets to stay...
Things I wish I'd known...
03 Dec 2008
The testimonies you are about to read speak volumes about the level of entrepreneurial talent in this country. Here are 16 success stories that indicate we have the appetite and the skills from which to...
Entrepreneurs
26 Nov 2008
How to go public and why?
19 Nov 2008
KPMG Hedge Fund Cost Survey
06 Nov 2008
Credit Crunch Q&A
31 Oct 2008
Private equity and hedge funds
29 Oct 2008
Video: VentuReality
24 Sep 2008
China’s private equity landscape
17 Sep 2008
Key structuring issues in industry roll-ups
10 Sep 2008
Selling French distressed assets: an increasing tendency to trigger the deep pocket’s liability
02 Jul 2009
The disposal of a subsidiary is not necessarily the end of the story for the former shareholder. It is indeed a well-established principle under French law that, in case of a subsequent bankruptcy situation...
The Next Wave in Effective Green Investing - a presentation by C Change Investment's Russell Read
29 Jun 2009
Energy and materials technology advances are likely to be centre stage in the world from an investment and basic research perspective, according to Russell Read, former CIO of CalPERS and CEO of green...
Role of private equity in institutional investor portfolios to increase, says fund of funds manager Adveq
09 Jun 2009
Private equity is set to play an increasing role in institutional investors’ portfolios in the future and investors will need to more actively manage their private equity allocations in the context of...
Infrastructure: defensive portfolio diversification - a Partners Group Research report
26 May 2009
In an environment of a deep global recession and prolonged volatility on financial markets, infrastructure has moved forward in investors’ perception over the last months. The identification of massive...
The role of the private equity sector promoting economic recovery
22 Apr 2009
In the current financial market crisis and precipitous economic decline, the question arises of what role the private equity sector can play in addressing the attendant economic meltdown. The private equity...
Atomic winter or first signs of spring
10 Mar 2009
Demystifying the credit crunch
14 Jan 2009
Alternative Investment Quarterly: SEC and FSA clamp down on short selling of financial firms
19 Nov 2008
Round up the usual suspects
04 Nov 2008
Dragons or Angels
29 Oct 2008
Private equity plummets as bank lending freezes in the first half of 2009, says CMBOR
01 Jul 2009
Private equity investment in buy-outs in the first half of the year reached a disappointing £3.2bn (€3.74bn). This is down from £12.5bn (€14.6bn) in the same period last year and is the lowest half...
US venture capital report Q1 2009 from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the NVCA
30 Jun 2009
Venture capitalists invested just $3bn in 549 deals in the first quarter of 2009, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA),...
European private equity fundraising, investment and divestment activity during the first quarter of 2009, according to EVCA and PEREP_Analytics
23 Jun 2009
Private equity fundraising, investment and divestment activity fell during the first quarter of 2009, as investors focus on managing their existing portfolios and commitments. The data, released by EVCA,...
Coller Capital’s Global Private Equity Barometer, Summer 2009
22 Jun 2009
Coller Capital’s Global Private Equity Barometer is a unique snapshot of worldwide trends in private equity – a twice-yearly overview of the plans and opinions of institutional investors in private...
Private equity fund terms in 2009, according to SJ Berwin's annual survey
16 Jun 2009
SJ Berwin’s annual survey of fund terms was sparser this year than in previous years, and those funds which have closed more recently are no doubt those with relatively clean portfolios and stronger...
IVC's 2008 exit report - summary
29 Apr 2009
Capital raised by Israeli venture capital funds
22 Apr 2009
The Russian economy and private equity market in June 2009 according to Aurora Investment Advisors
11 Jun 2009
The private equity industry in Russia remains cautious and is generally following a “wait and see” strategy. Investible funds remain considerably less than a year ago as certain international funds...
Benchmarking UK Venture Capital to the US and Israel: What lessons can be learned?
10 Jun 2009
The UK represents the largest venture capital market in Europe, investing over £1 billion in 2008. However, whilst amounts invested since the late 1990’s have increased significantly, there are persistent...
Potential implications of the Obama Administration’s international tax reform proposals for US private equity firms
01 Jun 2009
The international tax reforms proposed by the Obama Administration on 4 May will pose challenges for private equity firms, and existing fund and portfolio company structures will need to be assessed under...
The recent challenges of raising capital in Australia, according to Clearway Capital Solutions
28 May 2009
The credit crisis, the decline in equity markets and the deterioration of the real economy, has resulted in Australian superannuation funds facing a challenging conundrum. Despite private equity becoming...
China’s state-owned banks’ missed opportunity opens the way for some global banks to prosper
20 May 2009
If ever there were a case of “a chart tells a thousand words”, it’s this one, courtesy of The Economist and Macquarie Research:
Financial services: Commission proposes EU framework for managers of alternative investment funds
01 May 2009
China Economic Scan – fortnightly report on private equity in China: 20 April to 1 May 2009
01 May 2009
IVC's 2008 exit report - summary
29 Apr 2009
Capital raised by Israeli venture capital funds
22 Apr 2009
China Economic Scan – fortnightly report on private equity in China: 6 April to 17 April 2009
20 Apr 2009
Beyond home turf
10 Mar 2009
The end of the golden age
04 Mar 2009
Capital Dynamics: Perspectives - a view of the private equity secondaries market
03 Jun 2009
The markets continue to be difficult. Banks are still struggling and availability of longer term liquidity remains low. Most major economies are in a recession and it is currently unclear when the bottom...
Enormous opportunities beyond the sun
07 Apr 2009
Clean technologies are not needed just for energy generation - the cleantech market is much larger, writes Bart Markus of Wellington Partners.
Israel VC indicator survey Q4 2008
25 Feb 2009
The global financial crisis and resultant stock market crash reflect the outlook for 2009. Despite a slight softening in expectations for the economic climate worsening, the general outlook is still pessimistic....
Venture investment in clean technology accelerates significantly in 2008, despite economic uncertainty, MoneyTree Report
10 Feb 2009
Venture capitalists invested $28.3bn in 3,808 deals in 2008, marking the first yearly decline of total investments since 2003, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National...
Study on the impact of venture capital in Canada on economy, jobs and innovation
03 Feb 2009
The impact of venture capital-backed companies on the Canadian economy is quite significant: totalling close to 150,000 jobs (1.3 per cent of all private sector employees) and nearly 1 per cent of GDP....
Venture capital in CEE
12 Jan 2009
Venture capitalists predict a difficult 2009
07 Jan 2009
European venture capital: a model is born
26 Nov 2008
Venture capital buying opportunity
18 Nov 2008
Venture capital 2.0
08 Oct 2008
IVC's 2008 exit report - summary
29 Apr 2009
The following summarises M&A activity of Israeli and Israel-related high-tech companies in 2008. The following data are based on information published in the IVC 2009 Yearbook by the IVC Research Center,...
The healthcare technology venture market in Europe, UK and Yorkshire & Humber
22 Apr 2009
The healthcare technology sector is made up of a number of sub areas, including pharmaceutical, drug development, medical technologies and other life sciences. These areas are of particular interest as...
Enormous opportunities beyond the sun
07 Apr 2009
Clean technologies are not needed just for energy generation - the cleantech market is much larger, writes Bart Markus of Wellington Partners.
Venture investment in clean technology accelerates significantly in 2008, despite economic uncertainty, MoneyTree Report
10 Feb 2009
Venture capitalists invested $28.3bn in 3,808 deals in 2008, marking the first yearly decline of total investments since 2003, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National...
2008 summary of Israeli high-tech company capital raising
03 Feb 2009
In 2008, 483 Israeli high-tech companies raised $2.08bn from local and foreign venture investors, 18 per cent above the $1.76bn raised in 2007 and 28 per cent above 2006 levels, according to this survey...
