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Performance watch: How Ares PE vehicles fared in Q1 2020

We examine some of Ares Management's private equity funds in the latest instalment of a special series looking at quarter-on-quarter performance amid the downturn.

2 min read · 26 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

LPs positive on state aid as bailout cash debate rages on

Industry bodies and heavyweights such as David Rubenstein have urged governments to grant private equity access to public funds.

4 min read · 20 May 2020

Fed opens access to Main Street lending program to more private equity firms

Businesses with up to 15,000 employees are now eligible to apply to the Main Street Lending Program.

3 min read · 19 May 2020

Performance watch: How Apollo's PE vehicles fared in Q1 2020

We examine the firm's private equity funds in the latest instalment of a special series looking at quarter-on-quarter performance amid the downturn.

1 min read · 18 May 2020

SoftBank's Son acknowledges Vision Fund 1 performance 'not that great'

The fund has reported annual unrealised losses of more than $17bn and paused marketing for Vision Fund 2.

2 min read · 18 May 2020

Apax writes down $1.4bn from its 2016-vintage fund – updated

Firms including Blackstone, Carlyle Group and KKR have reported falls in their private equity portfolios this year due to the combined impact of covid-19 and a rout in oil prices.

2 min read · 14 May 2020

What it means when a fund 'falls out of carry'

Firms including Apollo Global Management and KKR are facing potential clawback issues due to covid-19-induced writedowns. What are the implications for GPs and LPs when it comes to sponsors having to pay back carry?

5 min read · 12 May 2020

Performance watch: How Carlyle's PE vehicles fared in Q1

We examine the firm's private equity funds in the latest instalment of a special series looking at quarter-on-quarter performance amid the downturn.

1 min read · 12 May 2020

Secondaries, distressed debt have uptick in LP interest – survey

These two strategies are the only alternative asset classes in which interest grew compared with last year, according to a report by Probitas Partners.

3 min read · 11 May 2020

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