Other Voices: Tips to navigate a down round fundraising

By: Dominick P. DeChiara, Winston & Strawn Over the past six weeks, control-oriented private equity funds have been hunkering down with their portfolio companies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic...Article Link

Kartesia acquires kitchenware brand Pyrex’s distributor in €60m deal

The investment was made through a combination of capital from the firm’s fourth and fifth credit opportunities funds

Coronavirus pandemic spurs requests to alter private equity investment terms

General partners are seeking changes to increase investments in portfolio companies hit by pandemic and to back new strategies

Kartesia acquires kitchenware brand Pyrex’s parent in €60m deal

The investment was made through a combination of capital from the firm’s fourth and fifth credit opportunities funds

Private equity-backed tech companies help governments combat coronavirus

Aside from allocating cash, an increasing number of sponsors in the software sector are enlisting their portfolio companies to help governments with the coronavirus pandemic

AMB :- S&P Dow Jones Indices launches climate change index range

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) has launched two indices designed to track the performance of companies that are committed to deep decarbonization, with climate and...Article Link

Going Private Transactions

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.

OPIM partners with Mingshi to launch its first quantitative A-share hedge fund offshore

Opalesque Industry Update - OP Investment Management Limited (OPIM), Asia's leading fund platform, is partnering with Shanghai Mingshi Investment Management (Mingshi) to launch Mingshi China Optima Master Fund and two feeder funds which invest all

Danish buyout firm Axcel seals debut deal from sixth fund

The firm has acquired Norwegian software company SuperOffice in a deal valued at €87m

Bain Capital leads $145m round for Tel Aviv-based biometrics company

BioCatch uses machine-learning technology to help financial institutions and other groups verify user identities at a time many are working remotely

KKR warns of damage from coronavirus pandemic fallout

Private equity giant said asset values and revenue have suffered, and some portfolio companies may wind up insolvent

JPMorgan and Wells Fargo prepare for flood of defaults

Neither bank has yet seen a wave of loans go bad, but they are preparing for it as the economy plunges further

The Impact of COVID19 on Shareholder Activism

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

China policy and markets round-up: Beijing finalises D-Sib rules, Caixin PMIs hit decade high, US bill to delist Chinese companies clears House

In this round-up, China unveils guidelines to assess its domestic systemically important banks, both the November Caixin China manufacturing and general services Purchasing Managers’ Indexes beat expectations, and the US House of Representatives waves through

Germany underwhelms with second green bond amid US election volatility

Germany received lacklustre demand for its second ever green bond on Wednesday. The sovereign had to contend with a big drop in Bund yields following uncertainty over the US election result.

Fujian Yango serves up 12% bond yield

Fujian Yango Group Co returned with another high yielding bond on Tuesday, making it the only Asian issuer to brave the primary dollar debt market ahead of the US election.

Private equity funds warned over quarter-end numbers

The International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines (Ipev) body has warned funds to take special care over quarter-end reporting and valuation of portfolios, so that marks for sponsor-owned companies reflect as well as

Oakley Capital fully exits Inspired

The firm had sold a stake it had to Warburg Pincus in May last year

PE 3.0: How funds can identify winners in a post-Covid 19 world

Firms will need to factor in foreseeable but unpredictable disruption from now on, according to Bain & Co

Zhenro finds price advantage with debut green bond

Investors rewarded Zhenro Properties Group for selling its first green bond this week, pumping orders into the $350m transaction and allowing the issuer to price the deal at its lowest coupon ever.

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