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
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
J. Crew, Neiman Marcus and some other retailers facing bankruptcy after the pandemic have a common problem: large debt loads from leveraged buyouts.
With leveraged companies largely shut out of central bank bond buying and price support schemes, sponsors are mulling government-backed lending schemes in several European countries, as they seek to show other creditors that they have
The Shanghai Stock Exchange stunned the market on Tuesday by halting Ant Group’s $34bn IPO, set to be the largest listing in history, just two days before the company’s planned stock market debut. The extraordinary
Alibaba Health Information Technology has sealed Hong Kong’s largest primary follow-on in five years, navigating concerns over high valuations to increase the size of the deal to HK$10bn ($1.29bn).
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investments firm Investcorp and European asset manager Tages Group created a 50%-50% joint venture by combining the absolute-return businesses of each company earlier this month. T...Article Link
Numis analysts have said listed private equity's balance sheets are in a much better position now than they were at the time of the global financial crisis
Icann has not approved Ethos Capital's acquisition of the Public Interest Registry after criticism from non-governmental organisations
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 &
Barclays boss Jes Staley said the bank is re-thinking its location strategy as coronavirus shifts work-at-home practices
Cofense provides cybersecurity services to large US corporations and multiple branches of the US government
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In 2019, Australia's dynamic private capital industry - comprising private equity, venture capital, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources- amassed a record-high of $...Article Link
Investors aim to hedge risk and gain more control of startups as capital dries up
The new vehicle is Omers Ventures’ first transatlantic initiative, targeting tech investments in the UK, Europe, and North America
Two proprietary indexes suggest that venture capital portfolios have held up better than those of private equity firms amid the coronavirus pandemic
EMH Partners says new fund focuses on midsize companies with high digital potential
The pandemic has forced City companies to change their working practices, some changes could stick
Opalesque Industry Update - Investors redeemed an estimated $24.1 billion from hedge funds in March. Outflows offset Jan/Feb allocations shifting YTD flows to negative $8.0 billion, said eVestment. Large performance losses resulted in total industry
Start-ups scaling back growth efforts and companies conserving cash will mean less venture capital spending this year
The fund, which is 60% committed, targets small and medium-sized companies in North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
