Incisive Views from Professionals
By Simon Kerr, Publisher of HFI What were the circumstances for you setting up your first Roundtable Forum? The first Forum was held in New York in May of 1999. It was actually a bit of an experiment. At the time, I was a 3rd party marketer and the conference circuit was tiring and getting […] Read more »
From Aite Group Though the U.S. insurance industry is entering 2016 well capitalized and profitable, too much capital capacity does not bode well for pricing as new capital flows in, seeking opportunities and driving pricing competition. Against this backdrop, insurers will be juggling priorities: modernizing their core systems, maintaining profitability within existing portfolios, accelerating […] Read more »
From PitchBook Data, Inc./Merrill DataSite Private Equity Hotspots – UK for deals, Southern Europe for Fundraising, IT for Growth Deals, Bolt-Ons for Buyouts 2014 hasn’t been the banner year industry professionals were expecting in Europe. Private equity (PE), venture capital (VC) and growth investment deal counts were soft in 3Q, which likely means that […] Read more »