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Month: May 2020

Permira sells €1bn stake in TeamViewer as remote working drives demand

The private equity firm placed 25 million shares worth €41 per share with institutional investors

Cathay Capital closes first global private equity fund at $850m

In addition to allocations to Europe and Chine, the new Midcap II fund will have 10% dedicated to the North America

3i Group maintains dividend as Covid-19 impacts returns

The firm's private equity business has slumped, delivering a gross investment return of £352m in the 12 months to March, compared with £1.1bn a year before

Tikehau to extend US growth push with Star America deal

The Paris-based asset manager has entered exclusive discussions to acquire US investment firm Star America Infrastructure Partners

Demand derivatives crowdfunding to revamp futures industry

Opalesque Industry Update - The senior team at Demand Derivatives Corp., with several decades of aggregate experience in derivative markets, is crowdfunding a revolutionary futures exchange and clearing house that plans to trade, upon CFTC

Deutsche Beteiligungs closes latest fund as it reveals Covid-19 hit to PE investments

DBAG Fund VIII raised more than €1.1bn in capital from investors across Europe, the US and Asia

Stirling Square hires pair for new innovation and sustainability team

The team will focus on data and technology initiatives at portfolio companies, as well as sustainability

Buyers test coronavirus excuse for ditching unwanted M&A deals

Companies argue the pandemic allows them to cancel planned transactions

Ardian takes majority stake in tech business Swissbit

The existing management team will reinvest to keep a “substantial” stake

KKR and Round Hill sell residential apartment scheme in the Netherlands

The apartments, located in Utrecht, look to provide affordable homes for young professionals

Job losses at banks hit six-year high despite vows to halt cuts during pandemic

Big banks chopped 2,800 jobs in the first quarter. CEOs have promised to halt redundancies during the pandemic

NewAlpha to manage Emergence Europe sub-fund

Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Emergence, the fund dedicated to accelerating entrepreneurial management companies, announces that it has appointed NewAlpha Asset Management as the investment manager of its future European sub-fund, Emergence Europe,

Hedge funds only lose 1% of industry assets – learned from 2008 experience

By Donald A. Steinbrugge, founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners, LLC Recent news headlines state that the hedge fund industry saw its highest level of redemptions during the 1st quarter of 2020 in over a decade,

Diversity gaining more traction as firms eye recovery after crisis

Businesses that are able to innovate during this period will come out stronger in a recovery

AMB :- The Corona Fighters Report 28: Asset managers who delivered in 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. A contrarian outperforms Pennslyvania-based firm Val...Article Link

The Corona Fighters Report 28: Asset managers who delivered in 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. A contrarian outperforms Pennslyvania-based firm Valley Forge Capital's

Other Voices: Coronavirus, subscription credit lines and private equity funds

By:Jonathan Sablone Noah Schottenstein The current economic downturn has impacted virtually every industry and business across the globe. Just like most businesses, private funds, and in particular private equity funds, will not escape unscathed fro...Article

AMB :- Other Voices: Coronavirus, subscription credit lines and private equity funds

By:Jonathan Sablone Noah Schottenstein The current economic downturn has impacted virtually every industry and business across the globe. Just like most businesses, private funds, and in particular private equity funds,...Article Link

British menswear brand TM Lewin acquired by private equity firm

The retailer, held by Bain Capital since 2015, has taken a hit as it has been forced to shut its stores because of the pandemic

Navigating Down-Round Financings

Posted by Steve Bochner, Amy Simmerman and Becki DeGraw, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Editor's Note: Steve Bochner, Amy Simmerman and Becki DeGraw are partners at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &

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