New Partners Group fund to aid portfolio company employees hit by coronavirus crisis

The Swiss firm’s co-chief executives and directors will forgo salaries to build the support fund

Distressed debt investor Howard Marks is realistic about the world post coronavirus

Government bailouts for non-bank lenders and funds that supplied leveraged securitisations are unlikely in the current climate

Glennmont Partners sells Portuguese solar portfolio

The exit is the first Glennmont has made through its €500m Clean Energy Fund II, which reached a final close in 2013

Impact investor Vital launches debt facility to help African businesses hit by Covid-19

The impact investing firm's $10m facility will offer ten loans of approximately $1m each with a duration of up to four years

A private equity firm turns to triage as coronavirus strikes

The virus disrupted the supply chain for HKW’s portfolio and also for roughly 75% of US companies

Covid-19 exposes capitalism’s triple crisis

Coronavirus has exposed major weaknesses within western capitalist economies — now that governments are on a war footing, we have an opportunity to fix the system

Opalesque Exclusive: Monroe Capital eyes opportunities in technology and software lending

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: A small but growing area of private debt could be a new source of opportunity for investors. A new paper from Monroe Capital highlights how technology and software as a

CTA’s positively skewed performance helps reduce tail risk in a diversified hedge fund portfolio

Opalesque Industry Update - By: Donald A. Steinbrugge, Founder and CEO Agecroft Partners Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) are one of only a few hedge fund strategies that performed well throughout the market selloffs of 2000-2002,

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: Diligence gaps raise flags as litigation finance gets boost

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Litigation finance firms could be unexpected beneficiaries of the coronavirus crisis. Litigation funders are usually paid out when cases resolve. However, as cases stall out in courts t...Article Link

Finnish buyout firm CapMan invests in software provider PDSVision

The investment is the first made by CapMan’s eleventh buyout fund, which raised €170m

Covid-19 to reshape secondary market

Market upheaval and anticipated portfolio writedowns promise to dramatically damp secondary deal volume

Former Citigroup economist Buiter: the helicopters are coming

Policymakers are setting the stage for a massive experiment with hitherto unorthodox Modern Monetary Theory

Can Investors Time Their Exposure to Private Equity?

Posted by Gregory W. Brown (University of North Carolina), on Friday, March 27, 2020 Editor's Note: Gregory Brown is professor of finance and director of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at University

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

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

Covid-19 will trigger ‘significant’ extension of the fundraising cycle

LPs are focused on evaluating the impact of the pandemic in the portfolios before considering new commitments, said Christopher Godfrey, president at investment consultancy and data provider Cepres

Oakley Capital Investments bets on resiliency of digital services focused portfolio

The firm said that around 65% of its portfolio is resilient to the disruption caused by the pandemic

Out with the ‘beer test’ and in with the ‘buffet test’

Instead of seeking new hires that reflect the current culture, forward-thinking assessments should be based on building variety

Barclays sends ‘back to work’ text to staff as UK enters virus lockdown

'If you have been coming to work to support customers, we very much need you to return to work,' bank tells key employees

HgCapital Trust confident Covid-19’s impact on performance will be limited

Although it expects “short-term declines” in its portfolio valuations, the firm said it will continue to drive long-term growth

We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies.
We use cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. If you continue to use this site, you consent to our use of cookies.