Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asia-Pacific mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal volume saw a year-on-year increase by 3.43% from 2,711 to 2,804 for the coronavirus-hit first quarter (Q1) of 2020. During the same period...Article Link
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
The International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines (Ipev) body has warned funds to take special care over quarter-end reporting and valuation of portfolios, so that marks for sponsor-owned companies reflect as well as
The firm had sold a stake it had to Warburg Pincus in May last year
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.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fundraising in private debt slumped substantially over the first quarter of 2020, as fund managers evaluate the potential fallout from the economic volatility caused by the outbreak of COVID-1...Article Link
The collapsing stock markets have reduced the value of collateral, leaving borrowers more fragile and putting leveraged investors in great danger
The new £500m funding facility would help venture capital-backed companies focused on digital, biotech and life sciences sectors
The sale marks the sixth exit from Elysian Capital I, which closed on £130m in 2010
The coronavirus pandemic’s bite is expected to significantly slow fundraising for private equity investments
The global pandemic is already causing sharp falls in prices and more bankruptcies, but the true impact on private markets will not be known for months
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 &
Government bailouts for non-bank lenders and funds that supplied leveraged securitisations are unlikely in the current climate
The exit is the first Glennmont has made through its €500m Clean Energy Fund II, which reached a final close in 2013
GPs are negotiating amendments to limited partnership agreements relating to extensions of fundraising periods, according to Cebile Capital
Bill Prew, CEO of INDOS Financial, a UK-based independent fund depositary and oversight business, has flagged the following new regulatory proposals potentially impacting alternative investment funds: There was an interesting consultation publishe...Article Link
Bill Prew, CEO of INDOS Financial, a UK-based independent fund depositary and oversight business, has flagged the following new regulatory proposals potentially impacting alternative investment funds: There was an int...Article Link
Investor appetite for co-investments in recent years has given private equity firms an upper hand. However, an anticipated fundraising slowdown sparked by the pandemic promises to give an advantage to those investors still willing to
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
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The private equity manager TA Associates has exited an investment in hedge fund investor Evanston Capital Management (ECM). The alternative investment management firm with approximately $3 b...Article Link
