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AMB :- José María Loizaga Viguri the father of Spanish private equity industry dies from Coronavirus

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: José María Loizaga Viguri, who is credited with the establishing private equity in Spain has died from complications relating to Coronavirus, he was 84. At the time of his death,

José María Loizaga Viguri the father of Spanish private equity industry dies from Coronavirus

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: José María Loizaga Viguri, who is credited with the establishing private equity in Spain has died from complications relating to Coronavirus, he was 84. At the time of his death,

Barclays sends ‘back to work’ text to staff as UK enters virus lockdown

'If you have been coming to work to support customers, we very much need you to return to work,' bank tells key employees

HgCapital Trust confident Covid-19’s impact on performance will be limited

Although it expects “short-term declines” in its portfolio valuations, the firm said it will continue to drive long-term growth

Spanish private equity pioneer José María Loizaga dies of coronavirus

Aged 84, the founder of buyout firm Mercapital had an extensive business career

Here’s one deal that got done before coronavirus decimated the market

The sale of AffiniPay to TA Associates began in late 2019

Caledonia hires new director from Lazard for private equity arm

Caledonia Private Capital invests £25m to £100m of equity in companies

RoundShield Partners closes fourth fund at £670m

European Special Opportunities fund was more than two times oversubscribed

Covid-19: It is time to start thinking about debt resolution and restructuring

Even if the coronavirus’ impact is contained, it may have already set the stage for a debt meltdown long in the making

Ontario pension plan’s private equity investments boost 2019 returns

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s private equity portfolio has shifted focus to co-investments and direct investments

‘This is a tsunami’: Up to 90% of deals are on hold during pandemic

‘I see leaders talking about the coronavirus now and they’re blowing it,’ says one top banker, adding: ‘I think we’re looking at the rest of the year being a write-off for deals’

Crisis will test whether finance has learned lessons

Since 2008 finance has been in the sin bin. In this crisis the industry is not to blame and can be part of the solution

SoftBank to sell $41bn in assets and plans big share buyback

Japanese tech giant will spend up to $18bn for share buybacks

PineBridge hires Natixis Nordics head for new Stockholm office

Viggo Johansen will be responsible for PineBridge’s sales and distribution strategy in the region

Public versus Private Equity

Posted by René M. Stulz (Ohio State University), on Monday, March 23, 2020 Editor's Note: René M. Stulz is the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at the Fisher College of Business

Business development companies hit hard by coronavirus market turmoil

Shares of these lenders suffer as pandemic threatens to increase loan defaults

Blackstone buys UK warehouses eyeing pandemic-induced e-commerce boom

London-based real estate investment manager Clearbell Capital sold 22 industrial and logistics properties in the UK for £120m

ECI expands investment team with hire from Oliver Wyman

William Ip will be joining ECI's commercial team

Capital calls look set to increase as firms try to weather coronavirus crisis

Some private equity firms are likely to repurpose the cash calls to shore up the businesses they already own

Private equity deals in UK attract the ultra wealthy

UHNWIs were listed as the lead or one of the lead investors of 18 publicly disclosed high value buyouts last year

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