Lazard CEO sees surge in restructuring work as Coronavirus drives down M&A

Jacobs says stronger companies are likely to make acquisitions later in 2020, while crisis-related “structural shifts” like “travel, work and leisure activities” would lead to some consolidation

Latham and Watkins expands M&A practice

Opalesque Industry Update - Latham Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Kate Withers has joined the firm 's New York office as a partner in the Corporate Department and as a member of the

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 &

Fundraising firms caught in coronavirus valuation limbo

Funds that raised initial capital through a first closing face a slow road to the finish line as investors scrutinise the valuations of early deals

US lawmakers want to stop ‘risky’ mergers during the pandemic

Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plan to introduce the Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 18: Asset managers that delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge fund and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend. Digital assets arbitrage outperforms Nickel Digit...Article Link

Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 18: Asset managers that delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Amid the current market turmoil, this is our regular report on hedge fund and alternative asset managers who are bucking the trend. Digital assets arbitrage outperforms Nickel Digital Asset Management's

Venture firms seek stronger deal terms as leverage shifts back to investors

Investors aim to hedge risk and gain more control of startups as capital dries up

Indexes show private equity valuations suffering more than venture capital’s

Two proprietary indexes suggest that venture capital portfolios have held up better than those of private equity firms amid the coronavirus pandemic

EMH Partners targets €650m for second growth fund

EMH Partners says new fund focuses on midsize companies with high digital potential

EQT says coronavirus pandemic expected to slow down fundraising

EQT IX, which is currently raising, has a hard cap of €15bn

Credit Suisse’s investment bank profits hit by leveraged loan portfolio

The bank said Covid-19 weighed heavily on client activity

AMB :- Other Voices: Tips to navigate a down round fundraising

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

Other Voices: Tips to navigate a down round fundraising

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

AMB :- COVID-19: Majority of alternatives fund managers do not plan to change their investment strategy

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Most alternatives fund managers appear to be staying the course although fundraising is slowing in the wake of the economic fallout from COVID-19, said a survey. Fund managers are polarized on...Article

Deal hungry bankers chase Saudi Arabian cash

M&A has largely dried up across Europe, the Middle East and Africa — but Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is still doing deals

Cash is king as M&A goes MIA

Companies are building cash fortresses to bolster their balance sheets against the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis instead of putting it to use

IMF chief calls for extension on Brexit trade talks

Kristalina Georgieva's comments come alongside yesterday's agreement on a timetable for remotely conducting Brexit talks

Clearlake closes sixth fund at nearly $7bn

Opalesque Industry Update - Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., a leading investment firm that invests in the technology, industrials, and consumer sectors, today announced it has completed fundraising for its sixth private equity fund, Clearlake Capital

AMB :- Europe mergers and acquisitions down in Q1 but mega deals push deal value up 45%

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume in Europe saw a decrease of 1.78% from 3,484 to 3,422 in the first quarter of 2020, said GlobalData. However, on the back of

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