Nordic GPs find solace in demand for tech deals

Nordic GPs find solace in demand for tech deals

Buyout activity in the Nordic region has nose-dived in 2020, while venture capital activity surged in some countries. Eliza Punshi gauges local investor sentiment on current opportunities, and on whether a more significant slowdown is

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Magnum-backed Aire Networks bolts on LCRCom

Magnum-backed Aire Networks bolts on LCRCom

Aire Networks, a portfolio company of Spanish GP Magnum Capital, has acquired telecoms operator LCRCom, Unquote understands.

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GP Profile: Suma Capital

GP Profile: Suma Capital

Suma Capital partner Pau Bermudez-Cañete talks to Alessia Argentieri about the GP's fundraising and strategy for its second fund, as well as portfolio management and investment pipeline during the coronavirus crisis

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Private equity firms and investors overcome pandemic’s fundraising hurdles

Private equity firms and investors overcome pandemic’s fundraising hurdles

Raising money for new investment funds has gone virtual as investors and general partners embrace technology to conduct due diligence

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Coller heads up GP-led secondary deal for €10bn Permira fund

Coller heads up GP-led secondary deal for €10bn Permira fund

The new vehicle will provide fresh capital to the companies over a five-year period to support further value creation

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Midlands pension fund with £45bn names new investment chief

Midlands pension fund with £45bn names new investment chief

LGPS Central promotes a veteran of several City fund management houses into its top investment job

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GPs increase focus on growth equity as Covid-19 reduces buyout deal flow

GPs increase focus on growth equity as Covid-19 reduces buyout deal flow

These deal types are attractive to GPs because there is less competition, lower multiples and a differentiated target base, according to PitchBook

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There is a $90bn opportunity in GP-stakes deals, says Investcorp

There is a $90bn opportunity in GP-stakes deals, says Investcorp

The impact of the coronavirus will lead to an increase in demand for permanent capital from GPs, the asset manager argues

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Coronavirus pandemic spurs requests to alter private equity investment terms

Coronavirus pandemic spurs requests to alter private equity investment terms

General partners are seeking changes to increase investments in portfolio companies hit by pandemic and to back new strategies

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Majority of LPs put commitments on hold delaying fund closures – report

Majority of LPs put commitments on hold delaying fund closures – report

GPs are negotiating amendments to limited partnership agreements relating to extensions of fundraising periods, according to Cebile Capital

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The dynamics of co-investment between GPs and LPs to shift after coronavirus

The dynamics of co-investment between GPs and LPs to shift after coronavirus

Investor appetite for co-investments in recent years has given private equity firms an upper hand. However, an anticipated fundraising slowdown sparked by the pandemic promises to give an advantage to those investors still willing to

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How general partners are combatting falling returns

How general partners are combatting falling returns

Many private equity firms have said they expect returns to come down, but executives share how they are looking to maintain their performance

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Cowen to integrate prime brokerage business of Global Prime Partners

Cowen to integrate prime brokerage business of Global Prime Partners

Opalesque Industry Update - Cowen Inc. has entered into an agreement to cooperate with Global Prime Partners Ltd (GPP) to transition GPP's International Prime Brokerage business to Cowen. Cowen and GPP will work together to

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Approval of Conflicted Transactions in Publicly Traded Limited Partnerships

Approval of Conflicted Transactions in Publicly Traded Limited Partnerships

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Warren S. de Wied, and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is senior counsel and Warren S. de Wied

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ROUNDTABLE :- Opalesque Roundtable Series – North America Private Equity & Venture Capital

ROUNDTABLE :- Opalesque Roundtable Series – North America Private Equity & Venture Capital

Private Equity AUM as a share of US GDP was 5% in 2002 and 17% in 2018 which gives rise to many questions and concerns: Is this already too big for the economy? What about

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