Private equity firms are expanding their hunt for deals. A new survey conducted by Private Equity News shows they are going after alternative energy and infrastructure investment - sectors in which they have not traditionally been active - in order to bolster returns threatened by the credit crunch, according to a report Dow Jones Financial [...]
Money keeps flowing into distressed investing. Like bargain hunters, hedge funds and so-called “vulture investors” are on the hunt for opportunities in troubled situations. Hedge World reports that many hedge funds and other managers are raising new distressed investment vehicles and moving portfolio allocations into this area, according to a survey by Debtwire. Nearly 100% [...]
Middle Eastern markets are booming, unlike those in Europe and the U.S. Now, the Gulf is attracting investors seeking to tap into the vast resources of the region. Wall Street banks are also expanding overseas in search of high-growth markets with the potential to boost revenue and offset volatility at home. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley [...]
Emerging markets, led by China and India, are on track to remain hot destinations for investors this year, according to a recent survey by KPMG Corporate Finance LLC. ”There is a clear indication that growth investors have become more global, spreading their capital worldwide. Not surprisingly, they continue to be bullish on emerging markets and industry [...]
The market for highly leveraged transactions in the U.S. and Europe has hit a plateau, but deals in the bankruptcy, workout, and restructuring markets will pick up significantly, and investors will demonstrate continued interest in industries with long-term growth prospects, such as energy and healthcare, according to global accounting and consulting firm, KPMG Corporate Finance [...]
Venture capital investing hit a six-year high in 2007 at $29.4 billion, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Financial. Tracy Lefteroff, Global Managing Partner of the Venture Capital Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, concludes, “Four straight $7 billion plus quarters is a clear indicator [...]
The push to rebuild America’s decaying infrastructure is gaining momentum. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announce the formation of a non-partisan national coalition that will lobby for at least $1.6 trillion over the next five years to invest in the country’s rotting infrastructure. ”America needs [...]
Around the world, investment in renewable energy projects is skyrocketing. Last year, a slew of funds and venture capital firms targeting green technology emerged. The trend appears to be continuing in 2008. Executive recruiting firm, A.E. Feldman, says there continues to be a big rush of people and money into this area. Investment professionals who [...]
Private investment has become vital to the improvement of public infrastructure, and competition for capital has become fierce. The cost to maintain and develop infrastructure is mounting and state and local governments are increasingly reaching out to private investors for funding. A slew of new infrastructure funds have been launched in recent months, according to [...]
Kuwait’s Global Investment House and United Arab Emirates investment firm Al-Qudra Holding have announced plans to set up an investment bank in Abu Dhabi to tap growth in the second-largest Arab economy, according to Trade Arabia. The report suggests that banks across the region have been expanding abroad as they seek to capitalize on an [...]
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