Dealmaking

Secondaries Deal of the Year: Warburg Pincus

Warburg’s single-asset deal for Allied Universal is a classic example of creativity and nimble execution.

TPG Growth taps Stone as co-managing partner

TPG Growth, the middle-market and growth equity investment platform of TPG, has named Michael Stone as co-managing partner.

Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Vista, Oaktree and Allianz are hiring

This week’s jobs include a senior vice president at Oaktree and associates at Allianz and Vista Equity.

B2B software assets embraced in pandemic lock-down, Family offices look to take advantage of market dislocation, Insight Partners racks up $9.5bn

Partners Group's sale of Vermaat Group wins International Deal of the Year and family offices prepare to take advantage of pandemic-affected market dislocation.

International Deal of the Year: Partners Group

Catering company Vermaat of the Netherlands has thrived in the highly competitive food niche under the guidance of Partners Group.

PE-backed physician groups may find caveat to access to paycheck protection loans

Certain PE investments in the management entities of physician groups could qualify for SBA paycheck protection loans. The Advanced/Accelerated Medicare Payment Program should also be immediately impactful for many, but repayment of loans could prove tough, experts told PE Hub.

Covid-19 drawing venture capital to regenerative agriculture

Dan Miller of Steward says a focus on portfolio resilience in the coronavirus era has broadened the appeal of regenerative agriculture among VCs. Many investors are looking to personally source food from small local farms.

B2B software assets embraced in work-from-home environment

Most investors agreed that the technology sector remains relatively resilient to the disruption caused by the global pandemic, although B2B software companies are likely to experience different implications based on the exposure of the end-market they are serving.

Private equity-backed companies should qualify for government relief, GPs to reassess supply chain exposure as pandemic reveals vulnerabilities, CalSTRS has the cash to pounce on opportunities in market dislocation

KPS Capital's sale of Chassis Brakes International wins Turnaround Deal of the Year and why the CARES Act should provide relief to private equity.

TSG Consumer closes deal for MSCP's Pathway as vet care is deemed "essential business"

The $2.65 bn deal closes shortly after the government deems veterinary services "essential business", validating private equity's longtime belief that the sector is insulated from economic downturns.