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True Ventures powers on with hectic fundraising pace, eyes over $750m across two new funds

True Ventures is already back in the market eyeing more than $750m across a pair of new funds, less than two years after closing its predecessor vehicles in the strategies.

Veteran Silverfleet Capital partner retires after almost 30 years with firm

Veteran Silverfleet Capital partner Kay Ashton has retired from the firm after almost 30 years with the business.

Covid-19 “will test private equity industry like never before” as survey predicts distressed deals, private debt rise

More than 90% of private equity fund managers are predicting a rise in the volume of distressed dealmaking over the next 12 months amid the fallout from the coronavirus crisis - but it may not

Ex-CVC Asia operations director joins CDIB Capital to boost China investment capabilities

Asian private equity investor CDIB Capital has brought former CVC Capital Asian operations director Stephen Li to boost its Chinese investment abilities.

Vitruvian Partners buys into growing European digital signature, ID business Scrive

Vitruvian Partners has bought European digital signature and identity solutions business Scrive.

Investec spin-out launches recovery fund to save South African economy “in induced coma”

A new coronavirus economic recovery fund targeting South Africa has been launched by Ninety One, which has just demerged from Investec Bank, and Ethos Private Equity.

4BIO Capital gets big pharma backing for Fund II raise, eyes $150m for final close

Advanced therapies-focused venture capital firm 4BIO Capital has picked up a strategic investment in its newest fund from specialist pharma and biotech business Kyowa Kirin.

Elliott Management, Siris Capital-backed Travelport hopes to weather coronavirus challenge with up to $1bn of new financing

The private equity arm of activist investor Elliott Management Corp has teamed with Siris Capital to help existing portfolio business Travelport Worldwide weather the coronavirus crisis with up to $1bn of new financing.

Sycamore emerges as potential JC Penney saviour, a month after backing out of Victoria’s Secret buyout

Sycamore Partners is reportedly in talks to buy US department store chain JC Penney out of bankruptcy, just a month after backing out of an agreed buyout of troubled fellow retailer Victoria's Secret.

Value Creation in Private Equity

Posted by Markus Biesinger (EBRD), Çağatay Bircan (EBRD), and Alexander Ljungqvist (Stockholm School of Economics), on Friday, June 5, 2020 Editor's Note: Markus Biesinger is Associate, Private Equity at the European Bank for Reconstruction and

COVID-19’s Potential Impact on Venture Capital Investment Terms

Posted by Rob Carlson and Jake Funk, Sidley Austin LLP, on Friday, May 15, 2020 Editor's Note: Rob Carlson is a partner and Jake Funk is an associate at Sidley Austin LLP. This post is

Navigating Down-Round Financings

Posted by Steve Bochner, Amy Simmerman and Becki DeGraw, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Editor's Note: Steve Bochner, Amy Simmerman and Becki DeGraw are partners at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &

Executive Compensation Considerations in PIPE Transactions

Posted by Adam J. Shapiro and David E. Kahan, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Thursday, April 30, 2020 Editor's Note: Adam J. Shapiro and David E. Kahan are partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &

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.

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

Purchasing Portfolio Company Debt—Threshold Issues for Private Equity Sponsors

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.

Filling the Sponsor PIPE-line

Posted by Daniel E. Wolf, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Sunday, April 5, 2020 Editor's Note: Daniel E. Wolf is a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. This post is based on his Kirkland &

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

Public versus Private Equity

Posted by René M. Stulz (Ohio State University), on Monday, March 23, 2020 Editor's Note: René M. Stulz is the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at the Fisher College of Business

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

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