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Will coronavirus lead to an increase in club deals?

Perceived challenges in the debt markets this year and the uncertainty around the route back from covid-19 makes group deals a viable alternative, writes Mayer Brown's James West.

4 min read · 09 July 2020

The three phases of private equity in the age of covid-19

PE firms are following a three-phase approach during the crisis, writes Gopal Tampi of Mizuho Americas.

4 min read · 30 April 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

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

Buyers question whether coronavirus triggers MAC clauses

Sponsors are also pushing for longer due diligence windows to account for disruption caused by coronavirus and to better understand its impact, a law firm has said.

3 min read · 12 March 2020

Australian bushfires: PE portfolios and the climate change threat

Carlyle Group portfolio company Accolade Wines is understood to have had 'limited' impact to its vineyards amid the country's worst wildfires in more than a decade.

4 min read · 08 January 2020

Korea’s VIG eyes global exit routes after closing fourth fund

Economic concerns have prompted strategic buyers to become more frugal, paving the way for a greater number of secondary buyouts, according to managing partner Chulmin Lee.

2 min read · 06 January 2020

UK and Ireland lose top spot as European buy-and-builds reach fever pitch

Iberia and the DACH region also posted significant declines in the first half, according to Silverfleet’s latest Buy & Build Monitor.

2 min read · 05 December 2019

Spain's PE industry looks abroad for growth

Spanish companies are increasingly looking to international markets for expansion opportunities, with many turning to private equity sponsors. How is this shaping the nation’s private equity activity and the industry itself?

5 min read · 21 October 2019

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