| According to a study of private capital in the resources sector from industry tracker Preqin, finds half of investors in the mining and metals sector will deploy more capital this year despite two-thirds of institutional investors displaying less appetite for the sector compared to a year ago.
The pullback comes after fundraising for natural resources investment reached record levels in 2015, with 74 funds raising a total of $67.8bn. In total natural resources investment firms have $400 billion assets under management. Of this $243 billion represent unrealized value with the remaining $157.3 billion so-called dry-powder capital ready to invest. The vast majority is destined for North America...............................................Full Article: Source
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