Private Equity
Editors from across the PEI stable jump on Zoom to swap thoughts on a growing trend in private markets: linking the cost of fund-level credit facilities to ESG performance.
1 min read · 01 April 2021
The revisions to Japan’s Stewardship Code a year ago are changing the way LPs view ESG, writes Baker McKenzie's Tetsuo Tsujimoto.
2 min read · 01 April 2021
The country’s venture capital market is maturing as investment volumes rise and sentiment around innovation continues to evolve.
6 min read · 01 April 2021
Local and international firms report brisk activity over the past 12 months. Everything seems to be coming together for the Japanese buyout market.
9 min read · 01 April 2021
The country's private equity market has been touted for its growth potential for much of the past decade. Has that finally come to pass?
7 min read · 01 April 2021
Covid-19 is having an effect on approaches to some LPA terms, while foreign investment regimes are affecting transactions in ‘sensitive’ sectors.
5 min read · 01 April 2021
A foreign investment regime, similar to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US, could create diligence headaches in the UK.
3 min read · 01 April 2021
LPs cite the clauses as one of the most contentious areas of fund documentation and some are pushing for more consequences for unresolved events.
3 min read · 01 April 2021
The crisis has put pressure on the relationships between GPs and LPs. As many look to renegotiate fund terms, what will the lasting effects be?
7 min read · 01 April 2021
Consolidation, social impact, secondaries and changes to government policy are among the private equity trends to watch, according to our class of 2020.
5 min read · 01 April 2021
