Opalesque Industry Update - By: Donald A. Steinbrugge, Founder and CEO Agecroft Partners Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) are one of only a few hedge fund strategies that performed well throughout the market selloffs of 2000-2002,
GPs are negotiating amendments to limited partnership agreements relating to extensions of fundraising periods, according to Cebile Capital
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
By: Robert Seber, Vinson & Elkins This Q&A attempts to answer some questions that may be on the mind of private equity sponsors who are nervous about the reactions of their LPs to the current
By: Robert Seber, Vinson & Elkins This Q&A attempts to answer some questions that may be on the mind of private equity sponsors who are nervous about the reactions of their LPs to the current
Posted by Gregory W. Brown (University of North Carolina), on Friday, March 27, 2020 Editor's Note: Gregory Brown is professor of finance and director of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at University
LPs are focused on evaluating the impact of the pandemic in the portfolios before considering new commitments, said Christopher Godfrey, president at investment consultancy and data provider Cepres
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
Posted by Aneliya S. Crawford and Matthew J. Gruenberg, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, on Saturday, March 21, 2020 Editor's Note: Aneliya S. Crawford is a partner and Matthew J. Gruenberg is special counsel at Schulte
Carlyle’s head of impact Megan Starr on how the private equity firm is helping its portfolio companies with ESG issues
Limited partners are hoping the stock market declines don’t keep them from putting more cash into private equity
Limited partner advisory committees could soon be called upon to authorise restructurings. LPAC members should remind themselves of what they can do
Limited partners are asking more questions on how private equity firms are assessing cybersecurity risks, but there is still some way to go
The deal, which had an enterprise value around £150m, will help LCG expand and focus on online learning platforms amid the Covid-19 pandemic
The refinancing was with Barings and will help support the company's growth and global expansion
Benchmark rate returns to record low to help cushion the UK economy against the impact of coronavirus
Posted by Gail Weinstein, Brian T. Mangino, and Amber Banks (Meek), Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is senior counsel, and Brian T. Mangino and Amber Banks
Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co used a direct guarantee structure for its dollar bond return instead of a keepwell agreement, just days after keepwell deals sold by Peking University Founder Group were not recognised in a
Italy will receive a €2bn loan from the European Investment Bank to help cover the reinforcement of its healthcare system required to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
In this round-up, local governments are encouraged to use debt raised to improve smaller lenders’ capital ratio, the Bond Connect scheme launched three years ago helps foreign holding in Chinese bonds to top Rmb2.6tr, and
