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How the coronavirus will hit December NAVs

Although public market volatility doesn't have to weigh heavily on companies' December NAVs, GPs ignore it at their peril.

3 min read · 26 March 2020

LACERS board approves greater cash allocation amid coronavirus crisis

The request comes as recent public market volatility has caused the pension's value to drop over $3bn.

2 min read · 25 March 2020

PODCAST: Pulled deals, chaotic fundraisings, skittish LPs – the corona effect

Across the private equity industry, the impacts of the pandemic-spurred economic downturn are being felt in dealmaking, which has slowed or paused fundraising processes while LPs work to understand the status of their portfolios.

1 min read · 25 March 2020

Spanish PE industry reacts to pioneer Loizaga’s death

Leading figures of the country's private equity industry pay tribute to José Maria Loizaga Viguri, a founding father of Spanish private equity, who passed away after contracting the coronavirus.

3 min read · 25 March 2020

Assistance funds to public donations: How PE firms are doing good under covid-19

We look at just some of the ways private equity firms are helping portfolio companies and wider society as the industry grapples with the coronavirus-led business slowdown.

4 min read · 25 March 2020

Gryphon Investors returns to market with sixth flagship fund, targets $2.7bn

If Gryphon Partners VI meets its $2.7 billion goal, it will be the largest fund in the San Francisco private equity firm’s 25-year history.

2 min read · 24 March 2020

GPs work to ease LP concerns, with communication ‘the best I’ve ever seen’

LPs have reported frequent and broad communication from GPs, who are keeping fund investors updated on the status of portfolio companies, vulnerable spots, and actions GPs are taking to defend investments.

3 min read · 24 March 2020

Covid-19 escalation renders GP reporting ‘out of date almost immediately’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.

3 min read · 24 March 2020

France's Apax hits €1.2bn target for 10th flagship fund

The final closing of Apax France X is likely to be slightly delayed due to the covid-19 crisis.

2 min read · 23 March 2020

Hg collects $8bn on way to triple fund close – exclusive

The firm is capital-raising across its Saturn, Genesis and Mercury vehicles.

2 min read · 23 March 2020

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