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SoftBank's Son acknowledges Vision Fund 1 performance 'not that great'

The fund has reported annual unrealised losses of more than $17bn and paused marketing for Vision Fund 2.

2 min read · 18 May 2020

How sponsors can mitigate legal exposure across portfolios amid nation's reopening

As employees are asked to come back to work, Debevoise's Hamid said portfolio companies will begin to see workers comp claims, complaints to OSHA and court actions.

3 min read · 06 May 2020

DOWNLOAD: How covid-19 will impact GPs

Our survey sheds light on how sponsors expect coronavirus to affect their plans in the near term, including fundraising, new investments and portfolio company layoffs.

1 min read · 14 April 2020

Japan’s changing tastes in private equity

The number of divestitures by public companies has changed little in the past decade, but PE participation is rising.

6 min read · 31 March 2020

Carlyle's Yamada: Every business will have 'some impact' from covid-19

The firm held the final close on Carlyle Japan Partners IV last week on around $2.4bn, more than double its 2013-vintage predecessor.

3 min read · 30 March 2020

Secondaries funds try to navigate coronavirus chaos

Market volatility has led to stalled deals, the withdrawal of sellers and the return of MAC clauses.

4 min read · 25 March 2020

Four threats to the growth of the GP-led secondaries market

The coronavirus pandemic is one of multiple threats to manager-initiated deals, which accounted for around one-third of total secondaries market volume last year.

6 min read · 17 March 2020

Blackstone’s Gray: UK is the most compelling developed market

Brexit-related uncertainty has made valuations for UK mid-market companies more attractive, president and COO Jonathan Gray told Private Equity International.

2 min read · 18 February 2020

Q1 a ‘write-off’ for exits as coronavirus fears hit Asia’s consumer sector

Businesses such as McDonald’s China, which is owned by the Carlyle Group and CITIC Capital, have announced temporary closures in certain regions.

2 min read · 11 February 2020

Temasek: 'Increasingly GPs are competing with us'

Others are aping the firm's strategy of holding minority position for a long time, said head of PE fund investments Benoit Valentin.

2 min read · 06 February 2020

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