While Private Equity has never been under greater pressure, financial experts have remained steadfast in their opinion that ‘nothing is fundamentally broken’. Today’s article explores suggested strategies and trends that will help get the Private Equity sector up and running again.

Going into the 2023 calendar year, industry commentators were bullish about the prospects for Private Equity, even though high inflation, rising interest rates, and the lingering threat of recession had done little to nurture optimism for the short-term future.

A culmination of factors in 2022 has created an uncertain and potentially volatile situation in the UK housing market. This is likely to continue in 2023 and beyond. However, there are still opportunities for proactive mortgage brokers.

2023 promises to be a turbulent year in wealth management, with the fallout of 2022 showing signs of continuing into the new year. With this in mind, we’ve undertaken a review of the current situation in the market with a view to understanding what 2023 may bring for wealth managers and independent financial advisors.

Buchanan Capital has completed a financing round for Indigo Global, the leading Asia based retirement benefit consultancy firm, to assist with their business expansion plans. Indigo Global is a Hong Kong based employee benefit consultancy that services clients across the Asia region. The firm’s core service provision is corporate retirement and workplace savings solutions.

Buchanan Capital has increased its equity stake in Black Swan Capital, a London based wealth manager with approximately GBP480m of private client assets under advice (AUA). Buchanan Capital’s stake now represents 7.5% of the voting rights in the company, and has stated its intention to increase this position over time. This latest transaction values Black Swan Capital at GBP4.029m, which equates to 84bps of AUA.

Buchanan Capital has acquired a strategic minority stake in Singapore based Finquest, which has now completed its pre-Series A funding, and has recently established a presence in Hong Kong. Finquest connects investors, advisors, and sellers through a thoughtfully designed process combining big data analytics, machine learning, and expert human curation.

Buchanan Capital has acquired a strategic minority stake in UK based Alternative Primeur Group (APG), which has developed and operates a unique wine trading platform, Winebourse, for wine stored in UK and European bonded warehouses.