Private equity firms expect to restart deploying capital in three to six months, says survey
More than 70% of respondents to New Street said they plan on investing into their existing portfolio
More than 70% of respondents to New Street said they plan on investing into their existing portfolio
UK government’s coronavirus lifeline may fail to save some portfolio companies
Firm was hurt by sharp decline at Athene, an insurance company in its portfolio
Private equity portfolio fell 8%, better than the 20% slide in broader markets
Two proprietary indexes suggest that venture capital portfolios have held up better than those of private equity firms amid the coronavirus pandemic
Lower performance at portfolio companies is expected to be mirrored by falling compensation – as much as 15% in a year
The firm's private equity portfolio tumbled 21.6% in the quarter, primarily driven by the effect of plunging oil prices on its energy holdings
KKR has taken a majority stake in European investor and manager of industrial and logistics assets Mirastar
The bank said Covid-19 weighed heavily on client activity
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. Any and all tactic...Article Link
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
General partners are seeking changes to increase investments in portfolio companies hit by pandemic and to back new strategies
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
Private equity giant said asset values and revenue have suffered, and some portfolio companies may wind up insolvent
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
Posted by William Chudd, Sartaj Gill, and David Schnabel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Editor's Note: William Chudd, Sartaj Gill, and David Schnabel are partners at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
CEO Dirk Markus said the firm may need to make some difficult decisions for some portfolio companies
Opalesque Industry Update - Ronald Lagnado joined risk-mitigation specialist hedge fund manager Universa Investments as a director in the firm 's research department. At CalPERS, Dr. Lagnado served as a Senior Investment Director responsible for
Outrage has erupted among US progressives at efforts from the private equity industry to ensure their portfolio companies get a piece of government support for corporates. The buyout barons don’t do much to endear themselves
The Advent Relief Fund will be distributed by the buyout group's local offices
