Private Equity

Deal financing

A renewed focus on what borrowers can afford

The flourishing deal market of a year ago is becoming a distant memory as more challenging realities are confronted at the negotiating table.

2 min read · 04 November 2022

Currency chaos: Fluctuations could present buying opportunity for PE

US-dollar-denominated private equity funds may be in a position to make outsized returns as other currencies depreciate.

3 min read · 19 October 2022

The cost of borrowing is going up…and the industry doesn't appear worried

Why? Because lower returns will be a temporary phenomenon and because private equity has operated in a much higher interest rate environment before, according to industry participants.

3 min read · 22 September 2022

Partners Group targets smaller businesses as market dislocation catalyses bolt-on spree

Roll-up acquisition activity will continue until there is more stability in the larger end of the market, Partners Group chief executive David Layton said during its interim results call on Tuesday.

2 min read · 31 August 2022

17Capital on portfolio finance's untapped value

Portfolio finance can offer additional investment firepower or a source of liquidity, both of which are in high demand in the fallout from the pandemic, explains 17Capital’s Augustin Duhamel

5 min read · 30 April 2020

An introduction to the unitranche market

Experts from PwC outline why this form of lending is an attractive financing option for mid-market leveraged buyouts.

5 min read · 10 July 2019

Future special: Keeping dealmaking personal

Attempts to look into the future can conjure up images of a disturbing, even dystopian world, but observers of the private equity market offer a rather more reassuring picture. Technology will be important, but so too will human input

5 min read · 09 May 2019

Negotiating a minefield

Private equity firms launching debt arms must act very carefully to avoid conflicts of interest.

3 min read · 28 June 2018

The case for covenant-lite

Are fears of a lack of red flags in deal structures overblown? There’s little doubt what equity providers think, but some lenders believe the same.

3 min read · 26 March 2018

US tax reform prompts January scramble for PE firms

Short-term issues will take centre stage as managers wrestle with the newly introduced laws.

4 min read · 09 January 2018

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