Private Equity
Such secondary processes that focus on only one company are on the rise as buyers with large funds are willing to take greater risk on concentrated bets.
2 min read · 18 February 2020
LP scrutiny of approaches to ESG is intensifying, with climate change a key concern. Here are seven takeaways from this year’s Responsible Investment report.
4 min read · 17 February 2020
The move comes as a wave of activist pressure sweeps up against major LPs.
4 min read · 14 February 2020
Private equity fundraising for the year has kicked off with a bang with at least $41.9bn in final closes already, PEI data show.
2 min read · 13 February 2020
Here’s how three limited partners are incorporating the strategy into their portfolios.
4 min read · 13 February 2020
Crestview ran the process, called a tender offer, to allow LPs in Fund III to sell out of their interests in the fund.
3 min read · 11 February 2020
More attractive entry conditions, an increase in activist investor campaigns and PE becoming more mainstream will drive public-to-private activity this year.
4 min read · 11 February 2020
Global pension funds' appetites for private markets has risen 17 percentage points over the past two decades, according to Willis Towers Watson.
3 min read · 11 February 2020
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec vice-president and chief stewardship investing officer Bertrand Millot discusses how the pension communicates its needs to external private equity managers.
3 min read · 11 February 2020
Fewer covenants can provide greater flexibility in dealing with portfolio company difficulties, but they may also prevent lenders from negotiating rescue plans with borrowers and sponsors. Andy Thomson and Andrew Hedlund investigate
10 min read · 10 February 2020
