Guernsey Finance launches ESG criteria for private equity

The organisation is aiming to standardise the measurement and reporting of environmental, social and governance criteria.

Bankers join NHS on the front lines of the fight against Covid-19

Bankers at Barclays, Nomura and Goldman Sachs are among those making masks and joining other efforts during the pandemic

Citi warns coronavirus could could cause 31 million women to lose their jobs

Research by Citigroup forecasts the female job losses will slash global GDP by $1tn

AMB :- Most portfolio managers unable to view performance attribution of ESG factors

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: 71% of portfolio managers are currently unable to view the performance attribution of ESG investment factors, said a research. According to a research by RiskFirst, which looks at portfolio m...Article Link

AMB :- Majority investors expect a negative 2020, but improved sentiments in longterm

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: 65% of alternative fund managers expect GDP to shrink by at least 3% in their focus markets this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, said a survey. With the

Carlyle Africa team to set up standalone private equity business

The launch of Alterra Capital comes after the buyout group decided not to raise follow-on fund

Lagarde warns that eurozone downturn may be deeper than forecast

The scale of the region’s downturn will be relative to how quickly European nations lift national lockdowns and allow economic activity to return to something more normal, Lagarde said

COVID-19 will put North American private debt to the test

Opalesque Industry Update - The 2008-9 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was in many ways the making of the private debt industry. Funds were able to take advantage of opportunities presented by the contracting economy, and

Buyout firms seek capital recycling as coronavirus bites

Providence Equity is among buyout firms seeking changes in limited partner investment contracts to obtain capital for portfolio companies

Citigroup shuffles 100 bankers for new ESG team as virus ‘drastically’ shifts priorities

The US bank's overhaul will kick-start a new push toward corporate environmental transactions

In these times of economic stress, firms must be vigilant in detecting fraud

Private equity firms should be on their guard against the risks of financial mismanagement or wrongdoing in their portfolio companies

Eurazeo revenue falls 4.5% in first quarter hit by travel & leisure portfolio companies

During the period Eurazeo increased its stake in private equity firm Idinvest to 80%

Making the best of a post-pandemic world

The world economy was already faced with huge challenges, Covid-19 only clarifies them and poses starkly the choices we must make on a global and national scale

Launch of the Aaro Distributed Ledger Technology Multifund

Opalesque Industry Update - As economic prospects cloud and volatility returns to all asset classes, investors are looking for alternatives to traditional alternative investments. Meeting this need, the Aaro DLT Multifund launched on May 1,

Warburg Pincus names new co-heads for European business

René Obermann and Adarsh Sarma will succeed Dan Zilberman on 1 June

AMB :- Rubicon smashes $850m target, races to $1.25bn hard cap close for latest software fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Colorado-headquartered private equity investor Rubicon Technology Partners closed a new fund, Rubicon Technology Partners III, at over $1.25 billion, exceeding the fund target of $250 million ...Article Link

A second Covid-19 spike could have longer lasting effect, warns BoE governor

The governor of the Bank of England's comments come as the government slowly eases restrictions of the now two-month long lockdown

Stirling Square hires pair for new innovation and sustainability team

The team will focus on data and technology initiatives at portfolio companies, as well as sustainability

NewAlpha to manage Emergence Europe sub-fund

Opalesque Industry Update, for New Managers - Emergence, the fund dedicated to accelerating entrepreneurial management companies, announces that it has appointed NewAlpha Asset Management as the investment manager of its future European sub-fund, Emergence Europe,

British menswear brand TM Lewin acquired by private equity firm

The retailer, held by Bain Capital since 2015, has taken a hit as it has been forced to shut its stores because of the pandemic

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