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Month: April 2020

Latham and Watkins expands M&A practice

Opalesque Industry Update - Latham Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kate Withers has joined the firm 's New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department and as a member of the

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: Corona Fighters Report 20: Asset managers that delivered during the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge fund and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend. Life sciences outperform DAFNA Capital&`s flags...Article Link

Opalesque Exclusive: Coronavirus hits private equity cashflow

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New research by Oliver Gottschalg, Associate Professor of Strategy and Business Policy at HEC Paris, predicts a possible shortfall of private equity (PE) net cash flows of 65% in distributions

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: Coronavirus hits private equity cashflow

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New research by Oliver Gottschalg, Associate Professor of Strategy and Business Policy at HEC Paris, predicts a possible shortfall of private equity (PE) net cash flows of 65% in distri...Article

Opalesque Exclusive: Corona Fighters Report 20: Asset managers that delivered during the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge fund and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend. Life sciences outperform DAFNA Capital's flagship DAFNA Life

EQT proposes new board members expected to help drive sustainability efforts

The nomination of Diony Lebot, deputy CEO Société Générale, and Nicola Kimm, global head of sustainability at Dutch lighting maker Signify, will be decided on June 8

Executive Compensation Considerations in PIPE Transactions

Posted by Adam J. Shapiro and David E. Kahan, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Thursday, April 30, 2020 Editor's Note: Adam J. Shapiro and David E. Kahan are partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &

Carlyle posts first-quarter loss

Private equity portfolio fell 8%, better than the 20% slide in broader markets

Fundraising firms caught in coronavirus valuation limbo

Funds that raised initial capital through a first closing face a slow road to the finish line as investors scrutinise the valuations of early deals

WeWork troubles lead to deeper loss at SoftBank

Japanese tech firm is reporting a bigger-than-expected hit to its profits from its investment in the office-sharing company

Warburg Pincus invests in biotech business helping Covid-19 fight alongside ArchiMed

The realised value from the deal represents 43 times ArchiMed’s initial investment

PG&E’s Settlement With Wildfire Victims Faces Crucial Vote

Some victims think the $13.5 billion deal is flawed and are worried that a lawyer who negotiated it has a conflict of interest.

US lawmakers want to stop ‘risky’ mergers during the pandemic

Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plan to introduce the Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act

How a cancelled Tomorrowland festival could see a PE-owned travel giant entangled in a legal fight

Some ticket holders of the canceled Tomorrowland Winter festival are exploring legal options to force refund payments

CTA/managed futures funds outperformed other hedge fund strategies despite weakness in energy sector

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge fund managers were down 6.00% in March 2020 (-7.6% YTD), outperforming global equities which languished 13.99% over escalating COVID-19 outbreak concerns, reports data provider Eurekahedge. Around 80% of the hedge

Consumer specialist True takes stake in clothing brand Hush

The investment from True will be used to help the management team at Hush scale the brand and support its expansion into new channels and markets

Stirling Square hires ex-Carlyle and Goldman Sachs pair for investment team

The firm is currently investing its fourth fund, closed in February this year at €950m

Apollo nears deal to invest $300m in Ireland’s Cimpress

Private equity firm is drawn to a commercial printing company hurt by coronavirus pandemic

Barclays CEO says large City offices may be a ‘thing of the past’

Barclays boss Jes Staley said the bank is re-thinking its location strategy as coronavirus shifts work-at-home practices

BC Partners in talks to acquire Greek telecoms operator Forthnet

The investment is part of the firm's strategy to expand telecom operator United Group's reach in Europe

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