Private Equity
The 40-year private equity veteran on Thoma Bravo’s meteoric scale-up and why the industry started to attract negative headlines.
6 min read · 06 April 2020
The number of divestitures by public companies has changed little in the past decade, but PE participation is rising.
6 min read · 31 March 2020
Senior executives at three of the world’s largest private equity players offer their insights on how the Japanese opportunity is developing.
7 min read · 31 March 2020
While no one can predict the future, the Japanese private equity industry remains optimistic it can ride out the coronavirus crisis.
4 min read · 31 March 2020
A number of GPs are using flush balance sheets to seed their own distressed debt funds, according to firm head Michael Rees.
2 min read · 30 March 2020
The Japan special includes: How private equity is growing in the country, a special report on regional banks and how ESG awareness is spreading; plus keynote interviews with J-STAR, NSSK, T Capital Partners and Advantage Partners
1 min read · 30 March 2020
Market volatility has led to stalled deals, the withdrawal of sellers and the return of MAC clauses.
4 min read · 25 March 2020
Drawdowns could enable managers to pre-empt liquidity issues arising from the pandemic but may compound the problem for certain LPs.
3 min read · 17 March 2020
Sponsors are also pushing for longer due diligence windows to account for disruption caused by coronavirus and to better understand its impact, a law firm has said.
3 min read · 12 March 2020
Lawyers from Paul Weiss pinpoint the areas of a private equity firm's operations that may need to be adjusted to account for the coronavirus outbreak, including fund documentation, valuation and banking relationships.
5 min read · 11 March 2020
