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Silver Lake and Sixth Street invest $1bn in Airbnb

The home-sharing giant says about $5m will go toward a relief fund for hosts

Warburg Pincus leads $80m round in NHS data privacy provider Privitar

Other investors include ABN Amro Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, IQ Capital, Partech and Accel

Financial services sector sees highest spike in stress-related absences since 2008

The law firm Fox & Partners, which conducted the research, warns the pandemic could make the situation worse in 2020

UK-based Elysian scores 4.5x return on sale of software provider Wellbeing

The sale marks the sixth exit from Elysian Capital I, which closed on £130m in 2010

Buyout groups use ‘war rooms’ to help portfolio companies navigate coronavirus disruption

Pandemic leads buyout firms to foster collaboration among the small and mid-size companies they own

Insight Partners raises $9.5bn to invest in software businesses

Despite coronavirus uncertainty, technology investor Insight Partners closes its largest fund yet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Partners Group warns of coronavirus impact on exits & performance fees

After a stellar 2019, the listed buyout group was more cautious in its 2020 forecast, set to be affected by the Covid-19 outbreak

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