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Covid-19 escalation renders GP reporting ‘out of date almost immediately’LPs are encouraging managers to discuss coronavirus over the phone as formal reporting has been limited by the speed at which the pandemic is escalating.
Side Letter: Time to send a messageIf there was ever a time to prove the industry's sustainability credentials, it is now. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Covid-19's effect on deals, Apollo travel ban, UK consultationHow coronavirus is hitting private markets across the world. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Apollo bans staff from international travel amid coronavirus pandemic – exclusiveThe world's second-largest PE firm enforces a firm-wide travel ban in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Buyers question whether coronavirus triggers MAC clausesSponsors 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.
Side Letter: Evercore's game-changer, LPs and net zero emissions, diversity in FranceTalk of the responsible investing town is all about climate change: any manager not thinking about this in an organised way should be warned. Also today: PE Game Changer of the Year, France's positive moves on gender equality and various firms reacting to the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: The $2trn ESG push from GPIF, CalSTRS and USS; Brexit bargainsThe sustainability agenda just got real for fund managers. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Secondaries market in 2020: Big deals and bold predictionsSecondaries transaction volumes exceeded $80bn for the first time, but slower growth in parts of the market has put a check on over-exuberance.
Side Letter: Maryland's tax gambit, DBJ's impact push, responsible investmentIt's day one of the Responsible Investment Forum New York (preview below). We also have analysis of Maryland's proposed tax attack and where the Development Bank of Japan wants to put its private equity yen. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Blackstone on coronavirus, KKR on reputation, Dyal's liquidity plansHow Blackstone views Covid-19 and how PPMs are changing to reflect the outbreak. Plus: Dyal considers liquidity and KKR is considering the industry's reputation. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.