UK pensions set to up private markets allocations as poor public equity performance bites
The shift away from public markets is likely to be a reaction to the reported 20% decline in the plans’ performance in the first quarter this year
The shift away from public markets is likely to be a reaction to the reported 20% decline in the plans’ performance in the first quarter this year
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The unlisted natural resources market remains crowded, though the number of funds on the road and aggregate capital targeted have dipped slightly in the past few months, said a study. Accordin...Article
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
Singapore-listed Frasers Centrepoint Trust is looking to raise S$1.39bn ($1.02bn) by selling new units equal to over half its existing stock.
In this round-up, Credit Suisse plans to increase its workforce in mainland China by 100% in five years, the central bank develops a new benchmark interest rate, and yet another US-listed Chinese firm comes under
The ECB publishes a breakdown of its purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp), which was launched in late March to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike the Public Sector Purchase Programme,
CP Pokphand Co, the Hong Kong-listed investment arm of Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods, has closed a $400m loan for refinancing with 15 lenders.
A HK$18bn ($2.3bn) term loan sealed by China Overseas Land and Investment in 2017 is doing the rounds in the secondary market, offering asset-starved banks an opportunity to take exposure to the Hong Kong-listed company.
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
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 &
The $500bn global impact market is already outperforming in the public markets and is set to continue during the pandemic crisis
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
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
UHNWIs were listed as the lead or one of the lead investors of 18 publicly disclosed high value buyouts last year
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
After a stellar 2019, the listed buyout group was more cautious in its 2020 forecast, set to be affected by the Covid-19 outbreak
Shares in publicly traded private equity firms benefited after conversions to conventional corporations made their stocks available to index funds
Competition among public sector borrowers will be more ferocious than ever when 2021 begins, due to supersized borrowing programmes created to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union’s arrival as big issuer and a
The Republic of the Philippines sold its largest international bond in more than a decade this week, raising $2.75bn from a deal that received strong support from investors confident about the country’s control of Covid,
The volatility has caused some M&A and initial public offering deals to be put on hold
