Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: North America experienced the sharpest fall in M&A performance by some margin, said a report. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on deal-making in the first six months of 2020 was
San Diego-headquartered HCAP Partners has promoted Bhairvee Shavdia to principal. Ms. Shavdia joined HCAP Partners in 2015 and has been active in building and implementing the firm’s impact investing methodology that supports the creation of
Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF) has led a €7m funding round for Basemark, a Helsinki-based software company specialising in autonomous driving vehicle software.
Shinhan Financial Group raised $500m from a Covid-19 resilience social bond on Monday, finding support from investors keen to buy deals sold to help businesses and people impacted by the pandemic.
Spanish impact fund Fondo Bolsa Social has held a €10m first close and expects to raise total commitments of €25m.
Infrastructure investment demand has skyrocketed in response to the Covid-19 crisis as investors look to defend their returns amid a volatile market, new research suggests.
Even as France is now emerging from a stringent lockdown, the uncertain road ahead is threatening to undo months of improving activity and market sentiment. Mariia Bondarenko reports
Publicly traded Genuine Parts Company has completed the sale of its S.P. Richards (SPR) operations through two separate transactions. GPC’s first transaction was the sale of SPR’s Cleveland-based Supply Source Enterprises (SSE), comprised of The
More realism, longer holding periods and an advantage for investors with long-term focus are all structural changes expected to impact the private equity industry in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, a new survey suggests.
Most institutional investors expect higher long-term returns on real estate if ESG criteria are taken into account when making investment decisions, new research from Warburg-HIH shows.
Hamilton Lane, a private markets asset management firm, has held the final close of its new Impact Fund, pulling in over $95m.
According to Datasite, over the next five years new technologies, including artificial intelligence, will transform the mergers and acquisitions process by decreasing the time it takes to perform due diligence to less than a month
The vehicle seeks to make primary or secondary investments in private market strategies, including buyout, growth, venture capital, and real assets
A rash of big-money private equity investments in Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio have seen India's PE and VC deal figures in H1 outdo results from the same period last year despite the crushing impact
CIVC Partners has sold a majority equity interest in GPRS to Kohlberg & Company with CIVC maintaining a minority equity interest in the business. GPRS provides utility locating and concrete scanning services to utilities, contractors,
Kinderhook Industries has acquired branded and private label pet food maker Prairie Dog Pet Products. Prairie Dog Pet Products is a specialty manufacturer and marketer of dog treats, including freeze-dried treats, jerky, and natural animal
VentureWave Capital has held a first close for its Impact Ireland fund on €20-30m.
L Catterton-backed swimsuit maker Seafolly has fallen into administration due to the "crippling financial impact" of the coronavirus crisis.
As sporting franchises return to action, private equity groups are looking for bargains among the teams and leagues battling with the impact of lockdowns
