Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In 2019, Australia's dynamic private capital industry - comprising private equity, venture capital, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources- amassed a record-high of $...Article Link
Investors aim to hedge risk and gain more control of startups as capital dries up
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The extant literature has shown that hedge fund trades are affected by macroeconomic variables. However, the literature mostly focuses on the impact of macroeconomic uncertainty on hedge fund performance and market exposure
Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The extant literature has shown that hedge fund trades are affected by macroeconomic variables. However, the literature mostly focuses on the impact of macroeconomic uncertainty on hedge fund pe...Article Link
The new vehicle is Omers Ventures’ first transatlantic initiative, targeting tech investments in the UK, Europe, and North America
Two proprietary indexes suggest that venture capital portfolios have held up better than those of private equity firms amid the coronavirus pandemic
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: VC investment in Europe rose, driven by strong geographic diversity, while Asia-based VC investment fell to twelve-quarter low amid COVID-19 despite mega-deals, said a study. While the number ...Article Link
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The private equity real estate (PERE) deals have been fairly consistent in terms of both the number and total value, each quarter for the past three years until now. But, as
European governments have been bolstering protections against foreign takeovers as the coronavirus pandemic impacts performance
Start-ups scaling back growth efforts and companies conserving cash will mean less venture capital spending this year
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global VC investment in Q1 2020 dip quarter-over-quarter with US$61 billion raised, though five $1 billion+ mega-deals propped up total investment value, said a study. According to KPMG, the v...Article Link
In an analysis of US medical venture funding across 17 areas of the human body, the industry set records in both the blood and immune system categories
The firm anticipates a rise investment opportunities in the distressed market
Posted by Warren S. de Wied, Philip Richter, and Robert C. Schwenkel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Saturday, April 18, 2020 Editor's Note: Warren S. de Wied, Philip Richter, and Robert C.
Companies are building cash fortresses to bolster their balance sheets against the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis instead of putting it to use
The house has been updated and beautifully restored at the same time
Distressed debt funds begin to circle troubled companies hit hard by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic
The fund will provide financing to companies hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic
The European Union’s Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities, the cornerstone of its action on sustainable finance, looks set to bless several technologies such as biofuels and hydroelectric power that are not just environmentally questionable but
Posted by Keith Gottfried and Sean Donahue, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, on Sunday, April 12, 2020 Editor's Note: Keith Gottfried and Sean Donahue are partners at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. This post is based on a
