Private debt fundraising is on pace for its slowest year in half a decade - but will a surge of newly-launched opportunistic vehicles hoping to profit from the coronavirus crisis turn those numbers around?
Dallas-based buyout house Surge Private Equity has bought US homeschool curriculum publisher All About Learning Press.
US private equity return multiples have surged this year after the global coronavirus pandemic caused a 'sugar rush' of sudden demand in certain sectors, new research shows.
Private equity house Hony Capital is at risk of losing its entire investment in UK pizza restaurant chain Pizza Express as the business reels under the strain of the coronavirus lockdown.
The scale at which the European private equity industry has been besieged by the coronavirus crisis is becoming increasingly clear thanks to new data from PitchBook, with fundraising, dealmaking and exit activity all falling to
Advent International has reached a cut-price agreement to buy Forescout Technologies for $1.43bn, narrowly avoiding a court trial in the wake of being sued by the company for attempting to back out of the deal.
PPE and infection control specialist Medicom has picked up a loan from existing investor CDPQ to help expand the business into Asia.
Private equity plans to take over world-famous Cirque du Soleil on the cheap after coronavirus pushed it into bankruptcy protection have been scuppered by creditors, who are reportedly set to agree a recapitalisation of the
Private equity hopes of taking control of the world-famous Cirque du Soleil on the cheap after coronavirus pushed it into bankruptcy protection appear over, with creditors nearing an agreement for their own bid.
Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein believes the US is set for a long recession in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic - and that business must be ready for a very different economy when it opens
The impact of the coronavirus crisis is likely to be felt around the world for years to come, with the economic aftermath potentially outstripping the 2008 financial crash. And that uncertainty over how the future
Private equity portfolio companies are largely weathering the storm caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research from risk management firm Willis Towers Watson shows.
Global private equity dealmaking slumped 14.5% in the last week of June as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to weigh on transactions across the world's markets.
More realism, longer holding periods and an advantage for investors with long-term focus are all structural changes expected to impact the private equity industry in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, a new survey suggests.
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners has led a further investment in Bright Network, a media technology recruitment platform aiming to connect employers with graduate workers.
French investment house Andera Partners has beaten its €500m hard cap for the final close of its fourth mezzanine fundraise.
Deal sourcing intelligence business Sutton Place Strategies explains how private equity firms can get strategic, efficient, and creative with their deal sourcing in the teeth of the coronavirus crisis.
Private equity house Great Hill Partners has agreed to buy subscription-based stock media company Storyblocks.
Private equity dealmaking volume has continued its slump as the coronavirus pandemic weighs heavily on activity, with figures falling to a new 12-month low, data from Moody's subsidiary BvD shows.
The alternative assets industry is set for a swathe of staff continuing to work from home after the coronavirus lockdown ends, a new survey of managers within the industry reveals.
