To state that 2020 so far has been difficult would be an understatement but it is, nevertheless, true. VC exits had a slow start this year in Europe but they recovered commendably later on. The private equity and venture capital database PitchBook has now published...
The firm’s second fundraising for its Strategic Capital strategy is expected to reach around $4bn Blackstone Group has collected at least $3.5bn so far in its latest Strategic Capital fundraising to back a strategy of investing in other private fund managers,...
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. The Nordics overtook previous leaders Benelux and the UK to become the best...
Overall, 2019 was a positive year for global private equity performance, with most regions seeing rising returns as well as falling risk. Selection risks decreased in Western Europe, pushing the region further above the risk-return trendline from an already favourable...
The man charged with investigating whether private equity has a place in the NRL says the game’s long-term future must take priority over any short-term sugar hit, even if it is measured in the hundreds of millions. Commissioner Gary Weiss, whose stellar business... 