Fintech and Finance
Moody’s downgrades banks as Europe heads towards recession

Moody’s downgrades banks as Europe heads towards recession

The outlooks for the Belgian, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish banking systems are now negative

Politics
GRO Capital invests in Danish virtual waiting room software provider

GRO Capital invests in Danish virtual waiting room software provider

GRO Capital typically deploys between €10m and €50m of equity, acquiring both majority and minority stakes

Pharma and Healthcare
ARX Equity Partners makes 3.6x return on healthcare business sale

ARX Equity Partners makes 3.6x return on healthcare business sale

ARX acquired DCB in 2015 and said it has doubled the company’s revenue during the holding period

Fintech and Finance
Coronavirus derails Europe’s market for bad loans

Coronavirus derails Europe’s market for bad loans

Fall of European economies could leave investors with overvalued assets and banks struggling with a pile of bad debt

Oil and Energy
AMB :- Most hedge funds strategies except CTAs were down in mid-March: Lyxor

AMB :- Most hedge funds strategies except CTAs were down in mid-March: Lyxor

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative strategies were fairly resilient during the first weeks of the market turmoil but cracks appeared mid-March, said Lyxor in its weekly brief. According to the report, as of March 16...Article

Pension Funds
Ontario pension plan’s private equity investments boost 2019 returns

Ontario pension plan’s private equity investments boost 2019 returns

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s private equity portfolio has shifted focus to co-investments and direct investments

Academic Research
Public versus Private Equity

Public versus Private Equity

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

Oil and Energy
Business development companies hit hard by coronavirus market turmoil

Business development companies hit hard by coronavirus market turmoil

Shares of these lenders suffer as pandemic threatens to increase loan defaults

Manufacturing and Industrial
Blackstone buys UK warehouses eyeing pandemic-induced e-commerce boom

Blackstone buys UK warehouses eyeing pandemic-induced e-commerce boom

London-based real estate investment manager Clearbell Capital sold 22 industrial and logistics properties in the UK for £120m

Pharma and Healthcare
PE-owned UK care homes under the spotlight amid coronavirus pandemic

PE-owned UK care homes under the spotlight amid coronavirus pandemic

Buyout firms have targeted the care home sector in the past decade but concerns have been raised about hygiene and health standards

Boards of Directors
Friend or Foe? The Convergence of Private Equity and Shareholder Activism

Friend or Foe? The Convergence of Private Equity and Shareholder Activism

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

Economy
The 2008 crisis and Covid-19: a false comparison

The 2008 crisis and Covid-19: a false comparison

Central banks cannot play the same role they did in 2008 because they are addressing the financial repercussions of a shock to the real economy

Large
Pension funds stick with private equity allocation plans amid market turmoil

Pension funds stick with private equity allocation plans amid market turmoil

Many of the largest US pension funds have no plans to halt their private equity commitments as coronavirus fears tank stocks

Consumer Services
3i Group warns on coronavirus hit to its retail and travel companies

3i Group warns on coronavirus hit to its retail and travel companies

Chief executive officer Simon Borrows said the firm has plenty of firepower to look after the group and its portfolio if it is necessary

Manufacturing and Industrial
Macquarie closes $645m infrastructure debt fund

Macquarie closes $645m infrastructure debt fund

The vehicle made 18 debt investments in transport, utilities, and energy infrastructure in the UK, Europe, the US, and Australia

Oil and Energy
Oilfield services investors brace for a slow motion downturn

Oilfield services investors brace for a slow motion downturn

Months could pass before oil field services providers feel the full impact of an oil price collapse

Oil and Energy
KKR to buy Pennon recycling unit for £4.2bn

KKR to buy Pennon recycling unit for £4.2bn

Coronavirus turmoil didn’t deter buyout shop’s efforts to close UK infrastructure investment

Pharma and Healthcare
Covid-19 halts CapVest’s €3bn sale of Curium Pharma

Covid-19 halts CapVest’s €3bn sale of Curium Pharma

The company said it will reassess the situation and the strategic options for the business in due course

Fintech and Finance
Central banks and coronavirus: When ‘whatever it takes’ isn’t enough

Central banks and coronavirus: When ‘whatever it takes’ isn’t enough

Unless we get a meaningful fiscal response to the coronavirus crisis, we should be prepared for a steady slide into recession — or worse

Oil and Energy
EP Energy’s Apollo-backed financing collapses after oil rout

EP Energy’s Apollo-backed financing collapses after oil rout

It is the second major bankruptcy deal to falter over the turmoil in US energy markets

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