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ESO Capital on capturing growth in a dislocated market

With the crisis leaving European SMEs starved of capital, there will be significant opportunity for growth stage deals when the time is right, say ESO Capital’s Alex Schmid and Steve Edwards

7 min read · 29 May 2020

CVC explored adding secondaries investment unit

The private equity and private credit giant is one of several to have considered adding the strategy to its offering.

2 min read · 27 May 2020

Venture capital: Online tutoring start-ups get a covid-19 boost

As remote learning takes over the world, VC-backed services that help students in a virtual environment take on new significance.

5 min read · 24 May 2020

Partners Group's Meister on how private markets get to $20trn

Unless front-line employees are excited to work at a PE-backed company, the industry will struggle to respond to its critics, says the investment firm's executive chairman Steffen Meister.

9 min read · 13 May 2020

Deep Dive: What’s wrong with China’s New Economy?

Investors rushed to participate in the country’s digital revolution but, as the market matures, diminishing returns and an increasingly saturated customer base have curbed appetites.

10 min read · 11 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

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

KKR: ‘We will use this crisis to grow aggressively’

The mega-firm’s private equity portfolio was down 12% in the first quarter, with fundraising plans roughly on track.

4 min read · 06 May 2020

Apollo shifts Fund IX focus to distressed-for-control as PE portfolio plunges

Apollo’s private equity portfolio depreciated by 21.6%, with several vehicles across the platform facing clawbacks.

3 min read · 01 May 2020

CD&R hits $10bn mark on Fund XI

The operationally focused firm is closing in on the $13bn target for its latest flagship during a tough fundraising environment.

3 min read · 01 May 2020

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