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Brookfield to throw a $5bn lifeline to retailers battered by covid-19

Brookfield's private equity, real estate and other platforms will share oversight of the retail initiative, which will make non-control investments in merchants with pre-pandemic revenue of $250m or more.

2 min read · 08 May 2020

Life under quarantine: Soundcore’s Jarrett Turner on closing a deal virtually

Soundcore has several companies under letter of intent it expects to buy between now and July.

2 min read · 08 May 2020

Ares blows past target on special opportunities fund amid pandemic dislocation

The firm raised $1bn more than its original $2bn target and could go as high as $3.5bn, partner Scott Graves said.

3 min read · 07 May 2020

China’s PE market had lost its shine before covid-19

Investors who rushed to join the country’s digital revolution are facing issues pre-dating the pandemic that could spell the end of private equity’s golden age.

3 min read · 07 May 2020

Emerging managers face ‘perfect storm’ in pandemic-roiled fundraising market

While a coronavirus-driven down-cycle is unlikely to shut down fundraising for viable GPs with first-time offerings, it has multiplied their challenges.

4 min read · 07 May 2020

LACERA to reignite interest in distressed and special situations managers

The US public pension to allocate funds to distressed and special situations strategies.

1 min read · 07 May 2020

EBRD approves $10m commitment

The London-based development bank has backed a VC fund.

1 min read · 07 May 2020

How Clearlake has deployed $1.3bn since March

On the back of a $7bn fundraise, co-founder and managing partner José Feliciano tells us where the special situations firm is seeing market opportunities amid the covid-19 pandemic.

5 min read · 07 May 2020

Side Letter: KKR to lean on balance sheet, J Crew's trapdoor, China's ailing New Economy

KKR intends to use this crisis to evolve and grow its business. Plus: a peek into J Crew's trapdoor and how the shine came off China's New Economy. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

4 min read · 07 May 2020

Venture capital: Five tactics to help investors withstand covid-19

Tom Walker of seed investor Rev1 Ventures offers a guide to positioning your funds to deliver the best value to investors and your portfolio.

3 min read · 07 May 2020

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