Global venture capital (VC) investment activity showcased a declining trend (for deals with disclosed funding value) during the COVID-19 hit first quarter (Q1) of 2020 with high-value deals remaining mostly non-existent and low-value deals equal to or less than US$10m continuing to account for the majority of the VC investment volume during the quarter, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Total confirmed its commitment to completing the sale of its UK North Sea non-core assets, first announced in July 2019. Reflecting recent significant market volatility, Total and Norway-based private equity investor HitecVision have successfully renegotiated the financial terms of the deal to respond to the current environment...

Emerging markets have never really been a wallflower in the world of capital market news. Even with this said, however, the past three years have been fairly extreme in terms of the range of events that have played out in the asset class, and the persistent and overwhelming levels of news flow this has created.

Recent years have witnessed a surge in the use of robo-advisors as an appealing alternative to conventional investing. These online platforms gained massive popularity among investors, mostly because of their lower saving entry points and cheaper fees.

Ariel Bezalel, Head of Strategy, and Harry Richards, Fund Manager, explain where they have been snapping up credit opportunities, while remaining alert to the risks often concealed in bear market rallies.