Withers tech, working with experienced VC legal teams in France, Germany and Switzerland, has carried out the first analysis of how venture capital deals are structured across Europe.

eFront, the leading financial software and solutions provider dedicated to Alternative Investments, has published its latest Quarterly Private Equity Performance report, showing that venture capital funds globally reached their best ever performance in Q2 2019, surpassing the previous high recorded one year earlier. 

More than five new tech startups launched every hour in 2019, contributing to a record 681,704 new business formations over the year – a 2.8% increase from 2018. These are some of the findings of the Centre for Entrepreneurs’ sixth annual analysis of Companies House data. 

Two-thirds (66%) of alternative investment professionals have a good understanding of the benefits of fund finance but cite negative perceptions among LPs as the biggest challenge to its wider adoption, according to a new survey commissioned by Intertrust [1], a global leader in providing tech-enabled fund and corporate solutions, at a recent seminar they hosted in London.

Just under half of firms in the UK (46%) and US (45%) predict their country will go into recession in 2020, while the Chinese economy is expected to maintain a solid 6-7% growth rate, according to new research released today by trade finance provider Stenn.

eFront, the leading financial software and solutions provider dedicated to Alternative Investments, has published its latest research, showing that infrastructure funds globally deliver strong performance over long time periods, at low levels of risk.

With 2020 expected to see major growth in compliance, leading testing, inspection and certification authority, Bureau Veritas, has revealed that a focus on tackling climate change, ‘Big Data’ and ethical supply chains will be the key trends in the year ahead.

New research released by BGF has highlighted for the first time how growth economy companies are responding to Covid-19.

According to the survey of 532 companies, carried out by independent research company Delineate, the pandemic has created significant barriers to growth for 67% of respondents, with operational risk highlighted as the primary concern around future growth.

The latest research from eFront, the leading financial software and solutions provider dedicated to Alternative Investments.

THE VAST majority of peer-to-peer lending platform executives feel optimistic about the new rules that came into effect this month and their ability to comply with them, an exclusive Peer2Peer Finance News survey has revealed.

A survey by Intertrust reveals that 69% of CFOs and COOs expect levels of dry powder to increase next year with 31% predicting it will become slightly harder to raise capital in 2020.

According to the AIC's 2019 sector round-up, Technology & Media was the top-performing investment company sector over the year to 30 November, data from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) can reveal. The sector produced an impressive return of 34%over the year so far, compared to the average investment company return of 14% over the same period.