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Month: April 2020

Government policies assume the Covid-19 emergency will be short lived

The collapsing stock markets have reduced the value of collateral, leaving borrowers more fragile and putting leveraged investors in great danger

Secondaries market expected to rebound after hiatus

Investors surveyed by Canadian secondary market broker Setter Capital expect the recovery in the secondaries market to take at least 9.4 months

Palatine Private Equity buys minority stake in IT services provider Acora

The investment was made through the firm's third buyout fund, which closed at £220m in 2015

BVCA proposes emergency funding for VC-backed companies in the UK

The new £500m funding facility would help venture capital-backed companies focused on digital, biotech and life sciences sectors

Silver Lake and Sixth Street invest $1bn in Airbnb

The home-sharing giant says about $5m will go toward a relief fund for hosts

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: COVID-19 update: liquidity management considerations for hedge funds

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: by Kevin P. Scanlan and Darina Delappe Liquidity management has been a hot topic for hedge fund managers (managers) since the great financial crisis of 2008. Liquidity management will ...Article

Opalesque Exclusive: COVID-19 update: liquidity management considerations for hedge funds

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: by Kevin P. Scanlan and Darina Delappe Liquidity management has been a hot topic for hedge fund managers (managers) since the great financial crisis of 2008...Article Link

ECB boosts Pepp but sov debt threats remain

The European Central Bank delivered a welcome — and bigger than expected — increase to both the size and scale of its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp) on Thursday, causing eurozone periphery spreads to ratchet

Portugal unlikely to take ESM pandemic loans

The interest cost savings may not be enough to entice some countries to accept the European Stability Mechanism’s pandemic crisis loans, with Portuguese and Cypriot officials expressing doubt.

Spain to hold a global investor call on updated borrowing needs

The Spanish treasury has invited investors to join a call on Friday to discuss the sovereign’s recently updated funding programme for the year.

UK companies rush to raise equity to help steer them through the coronavirus crisis

As companies look to bolster their balance sheets by raising equity, this might present an opportunity for private equity firms, which can do PIPE deals

Warburg Pincus leads $80m round in NHS data privacy provider Privitar

Other investors include ABN Amro Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, IQ Capital, Partech and Accel

Financial services sector sees highest spike in stress-related absences since 2008

The law firm Fox & Partners, which conducted the research, warns the pandemic could make the situation worse in 2020

Just 7% of private markets professionals regularly work from home says new study

Opalesque Industry Update - Recent events mean a dramatic increase in working from home for almost all professions. But for most of those employed in private markets, this will be a new experience as just

Shadow banking poses challenges for global financial markets in coronavirus crisis – DBRS Morningstar

Opalesque Industry Update - Ongoing disruptions in the global financial markets have refocused attention on nonbank financial intermediaries (FIs) and shadow banking. These nonbank FIs are important, especially now. Shadow banking assets now represent more

COVID-19 set to shake up private equity performance

Opalesque Industry Update - According to Preqin, 2018/19 vintage funds will see higher returns as a result of the pandemic, while earlier vintages will suffer. The global COVID-19 health crisis has prompted the most extreme

CTAs resilient in March markets crisis

Opalesque Industry Update - Societe Generale Prime Services and Clearing announceds the March 2020 performance data for its SG CTA indices. CTAs were able to deliver positive performance in March as global markets crashed. All

UK-based Elysian scores 4.5x return on sale of software provider Wellbeing

The sale marks the sixth exit from Elysian Capital I, which closed on £130m in 2010

Advent sets up $25m fund to help health workers and portfolio company employees

The Advent Relief Fund will be distributed by the buyout group's local offices

Private equity funds raise $132.2bn in first quarter

The coronavirus pandemic’s bite is expected to significantly slow fundraising for private equity investments

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