IPEM News

Private equity groups have a surging interest in datacentres, funding more than 90% of M&A deals through the first half of the year. New data published by Synergy Research Group…

The spiritual home of arcade games might be about to see the launch of a new blockbuster if Toshiba approves a $22 billion buyout deal. Japan has long been suspicious…

Private equity groups are entering a new period that could well find them having to rethink their hurdle rates. With government bonds yielding 4.5% and private equity returns likely to…

Family offices are playing it smart as they increase their allocations to private equity by investing directly in businesses that are close to their heart. The Global Family Office Report…

Sky high valuations have created conditions necessary for the Private Equity Industry to Strike Back and complete deals at prices that could yet prove to be costly. But far from…

Acquisitions of pop artists’ music catalogues are proving to be quite a hit parade for private equity groups as they look to cash in on attractive royalties. Private equity and…

We’ve all enjoyed a family evening playing Monopoly at least once in our lives, and it often ends with squabbles and vows of ‘I’m never speaking to you again!’ US…

It looks like UK private equity firms have tapped in to their ‘inner Gallic’ sensibilities. Rather than get all hot and flustered at the prospects of Brexit for their European…

Tiger Global has endured a sharp decline in 2022, wiping out 2020’s gains, as US technology companies fall prey to investor inflation fears. The hedge fund’s exposure to private companies…

LPs have had such a thirst for private equity in recent years that they’ve drunk the bar dry! Some no longer have capacity to take on additional capital commitments, impelling…