Private Equity
Alternatives | 20 Apr 17
Schroders boosts private equity holdings with Adveq deal
Schroders is set to expand its private equity business through the acquisition of Swiss-based private equity firm Adveq Holding for an undisclosed sum.
Alternatives | 23 Dec 16
Performance of private equity funds attracts new fans
Family offices and high net worth individuals are stepping up investments in private equity products, according to alternative assets data provider Preqin.
Alternatives | 26 Oct 15
Alternative Ucits – you love it or you hate it
If investors use alternative Ucits funds, they prefer to allocate significant funds to them.
Lion Global and OCBC Bank unveil Asia private equity fund
Singapore-based fund house Lion Global Investors has worked alongside OCBC Bank to build a private equity fund which invests in small and medium-sized companies in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China.
UK private healthcare sector poised for wave of M&A
A common feature of any large, developed market is the hegemony of its largest participants. Grocery sales in the UK are dominated by the ‘big four’ supermarkets that, in the 12 weeks ending 4th January 2015, had a combined market share of over 74%. The publically owned ‘big oil’ super majors, big tobacco and telcos are similarly structured.