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LPs look to technology as pandemic puts analytics platforms to the test

Technology upgrades are helping investment advisers deliver faster, better information to their clients in the coronavirus crisis

Secondary market update: coming out of hibernation

With June valuations now out and expectations of a distressed wave having failed to materialise, secondary market activity is finally showing signs of picking up. Denise Ko Genovese catches up with Rede Partenrs' Adam Turtle

'China is a paper tiger,' says Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital Management

Kyle Bass, made famous by shorting the US housing market in the run up to the financial crisis, has told GlobalCapital that the Chinese state is a paper tiger on the road to collapse. The

Priming pioneer Selecta proposes bondholder-friendly restructuring

KKR-owned vending machine company Selecta was one of the first companies to have its owner inject super-senior ‘priming’ debt once the Covid crisis hit, pushing bondholders down the capital structure. But in its restructuring package

GP Profile: ArchiMed

Following the close of its new €1bn fund, ArchiMed chair and founding partner Denis Ribon talks to Alessia Argentieri about the fundraising and investment strategy of the firm's latest vehicle, as well as portfolio management

Argonaut Forms American Cementing, Buys BJ Assets

Argonaut Private Equity has acquired the cementing services business of BJ Services which filed for bankruptcy in July 2020 after failing to reach an agreement with its lenders. Tomball, Texas-based BJ Services is a provider

Regent-backed Escada files for insolvency

Germany-based luxury fashion brand Escada, a portfolio company of US-based sponsor Regent, has filed for insolvency, according to a filing with the Munich district court dated 2 September 2020.

Lindsay Goldberg Names New Managing Partners

Lindsay Goldberg has appointed Michael Dees, Jack Lew and Russ Triedman as managing partners of the firm. “Russ and Michael are two of the best investors in the industry,” said CEO Alan Goldberg. “They’ve been

VC-backed IDNow acquires Wirecard Communication Services

Digital ID verification software platform IDNow, a portfolio company of sponsors including Corsair Capital, has acquired Wirecard Communication Services (Wirecard CS) as part of the company's restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

AMB :- Despite COVID-19 crisis, investors stick with alternative allocation plans

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: COVID-19 has only had a limited impact on investors' allocation plans, as they remain satisfied with the performance, although they expect a negative impact on returns in the future, said Preq...Article

Private equity could be one of the winners of Covid-19

Private equity firms could end up coming out on top of the coronavirus pandemic as they gear up to take advantage of market uncertainty caused by the crisis, new research from alternative investment manager Hamilton

CE Capital acquires Walter Hundhausen

CE Capital Partners has completed an asset deal to acquire Germany-based iron castings manufacturer Walter Hundausen following its insolvency filing with the Hagen district court in May 2020.

J.Crew wins approval to exit chapter 11 bankruptcy

Retailer poised to emerge from bankruptcy, will hand its business to a group of lenders

DACH holds up under pandemic pressure, but recovery doubts remain

The coronavirus crisis hit the DACH region in 2020 on the back of a record-breaking 2019 and a first quarter that saw the region's largest ever private equity buyout. H1 2020 figures for deal-doing prove

Dutch retail chain HEMA seeks protection from US creditors

HEMA files for chapter 15 bankruptcy to complete a financial restructuring under way in Europe

Texas-based driller Arena Energy files for bankruptcy with debts of more than $1bn

The Gulf of Mexico operator, looking to restructure more than $1bn in debt, has a $64m deal to sell virtually all of its assets

Q2 Barometer: Coronavirus ravages European M&A market

The latest issue of the Unquote Private Equity Barometer, which charts the unfolding impact of the Covid-19 crisis on Q2 statistics, is now available to download

AMB :- Professional investors adopt lower risk, lower return strategies amid coronavirus crisis

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The coronavirus crisis has led to a significant shift in the investment strategies of European institutional real estate investors, said a study. 58% of the 150 professional investors in Germa...Article Link

Virus crisis pushes UK national debt to £2tn

Borrowing from April to July this year was the highest since records began, according to official statistics

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