Private Equity
The private markets firm expects to raise up to $15bn from LPs this year, lower than its projection in January, due to the impact of covid-19 on new commitments.
3 min read · 14 July 2020
Funds that closed on more than $5bn in H1 took on average 15 months to do so, longer than in any of the previous five years, according to PEI data.
3 min read · 13 July 2020
Government approval for foreign acquisitions of local companies is harmful to the industry, Spanish PE and VC association president Aquilino Peña told Private Equity International.
5 min read · 08 July 2020
The rules, which came into force on 23 June, will enable the UK government to intervene in foreign takeovers of British companies deemed critical in public health emergencies.
4 min read · 02 July 2020
The factors that make fintechs attractive private equity targets remain unchanged against the drop in volume last year, write Robert Ohrenstein and Jeremy Welch of KPMG.
2 min read · 30 June 2020
An early mover in online banking, the Scandinavian financial services sector’s ongoing digitalisation continues to offer opportunities for investors, say Nordic Capital’s Christian Frick and Christopher Ekdahl
7 min read · 30 June 2020
As the pace of change technology has triggered in financial services shows no sign of slowing down, GPs give their take on what’s next for the rapidly evolving fintech sector.
6 min read · 30 June 2020
The fintech sector has become fertile hunting ground for VC and private equity investors in recent years, and covid-19 is set to unearth new opportunities in this maturing market.
7 min read · 30 June 2020
Public-to-private deals will be difficult to execute in the short term with publicly traded companies having less visibility on revenues, says Investec’s head of PE client group.
3 min read · 25 June 2020
The mid-market firm, founded by Edmund Lazarus and Mark Joseph, has held a one-and-done on its latest vehicle.
2 min read · 19 June 2020
