Funds

Raising capital for your business is the hardest yet most important task for any young start-up.

eFront’s latest quarterly data show LBO funds globally had an exceptional year in 2018, with strong returns, a low level of risk and short time-to-liquidity.

Successfully raising finance is not as easy as it might seem.

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Private equity fund distributions have outweighed capital calls by a significant and striking degree over the past five years. Data from eFront, the world’s leading alternative investment management software and solutions provider, shows…

More than half (52%) of UK SMEs are finding it difficult to access funding from banks, while 28% believed the problem has worsened over the past five years according to a survey of business owners and senior decision-makers across a wide…

Data from eFront, covering 4,000 funds globally, shows that Western European private equity funds showed the best returns globally, at the same time as delivering robust performance on the VC side. eFront’s Global Private Equity…

A British think tank believes that a £10,000 payment to people at the age of 25 could help young people expand their careers and start their own businesses. The Resolution Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life for…