Private Equity

Dealmaking

HNWIs

Betting on unicorns just became less hazardous for HNWIs

Although HNWIs have not been precluded from acquiring positions in pre-IPO businesses via the secondaries market, the process can be complex and fraught with risk.

5 min read · 27 July 2020

Managers

DCM's Kyle Lui, an investor in Lime, on how his portfolio is riding out the downturn

The venture capitalist discusses PPP loans, where Lime is experiencing growth and a company that has not survived the downturn.

3 min read · 24 July 2020

Deals

Friday Letter: How bioengineering is spreading among firms

In recent years, several venture firms, including CRV, have increased their focus on the bio sector. Here's why we're seeing it grow.

2 min read · 24 July 2020

Deals

After decline in H1 2020, PE dealmaking is set to rebound: PwC

PwC expects to see an increase in investing across TMT in the coming months as sponsors express more interest in innovation and scalable technology.

3 min read · 24 July 2020

Blackstone's HealthEdge snaps up Burgess, surpassing $200m in revenue

Burgess has long been a target of private equity and strategic buyers, but those opportunities never propelled the entrepreneurial-run payment integrity company to bite.

4 min read · 24 July 2020

News & Analysis

Can private equity firms become the new conglomerates?

Single-asset secondaries deals can allow managers to realise the dream of holding prized assets for longer, but present novel challenges for LPs to evaluate, writes capital raiser Ed Stubbings.

3 min read · 24 July 2020

Tech execs resume add-on M&A, focus on quality, AI: Stifel survey

The global quarantine will become a new benchmark in time – just like the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 – for assessing the resilience of business models, the bankers said.

3 min read · 23 July 2020

Deals

Deal count climbs in Asia and Europe following steep drop in Q1

Both countries saw their deal metrics start to tick up again in Q2 despite not reaching 2019's numbers and seeing muted funding progress.

2 min read · 23 July 2020

Deals

Stemming the covid-19 tide: Biodot overcomes supply chain disruption to fight pandemic  

Artemis Capital’s Biodot, a testing solution company, pivots operations to handle the crisis.

3 min read · 23 July 2020

Joint custody M&A is trending: TPG's WellSky, Clearlake's Symplr

Clearlake is mulling a minority stake sale or 50-50 joint ownership structure for Symplr.

2 min read · 23 July 2020

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