SEB, the Northern European financial group, comments on hedge funds in the attached article. It finds the financial market is offering a climate favourable to hedge funds, with a number of themes that managers could take advantage of in order to generate value.

China, India and Russia are increasing M&A activities abroad, according to this December 2010 report from Bureau van Dijk and the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW).

This private equity industry survey by independent professional and financial services group Smith & Williamson predicts the number of PE houses will fall significantly over the next two years and further banking covenants will be breached. 

This special report from Preqin investigates cleantech funds in emerging markets. It considers who is investing in emerging markets cleantech, the split between local and international fund managers and which are the biggest funds currently raising.

The Q3 Preqin Private Equity quarterly contains an interview with Mounir Guen from MVision who discusses the state of the current fundraising market and his predictions for when things will improve. It features in-depth analysis of key areas including deals, exits and performance.