NCM Colleagues Attend BVCA Summit 2018

NCM Colleagues Attend BVCA Summit 2018

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November 02, 2018

NCM colleagues Sukhjit Dhaliwal and Douglas Graham were in attendance at the annual BVCA conference in London on the 11 October. The day was packed with interviews, panel discussions and round table debates, all featuring a range of expert external guest speakers. In the afternoon, they participated in specialised workshops on a selection of industry hot topics before taking the opportunity to network within the tightly knit world of UK private equity.

 

There was much to takeaway from the conference, however the big consensus from within the industry is that even though the amount of private equity funds being raised in £ terms are back to pre 2008 levels, the market is not as healthy as it appeared. Pricing of investments is very competitive and as a result, investments have a tendency to be held longer to achieve the required investor returns. This means the average life of a private equity fund is now 10-12 years as opposed 8-10.

 

The summit provided great insights into the latest market developments and fund investment strategies to be shared with the team. NCM look forward to attending many more BVCA events in the future.