Private Equity

Coronavirus

GP stakes funds helping PE firms ‘play offense’ in covid-19 down-cycle: Dyal’s Rees

Substantial minority capital on the balance sheet lends financial capabilities to managers second only to those afforded to “the largest public guys,” Dyal Capital Partners head Michael Rees told Buyouts.

3 min read · 01 May 2020

Life Under Quarantine: Brien Davis, Altacrest Capital

Davis introduced his kids to one of his favorite movies from the 1980s, The Karate Kid.

3 min read · 01 May 2020

The three phases of private equity in the age of covid-19

PE firms are following a three-phase approach during the crisis, writes Gopal Tampi of Mizuho Americas.

4 min read · 30 April 2020

Private equity and the dry powder fallacy

This perception has led to the damaging policy decision barring most private equity-backed companies from accessing US government funds meant to preserve jobs.

3 min read · 30 April 2020

VCERA to stay course on private equity build-out amid slowdown

The pension's private equity program is still in its "development phase," but its consultant believes sticking to the plan during the market dislocation could prove profitable.

2 min read · 30 April 2020

Four Carlyle funds fall out of carry as PE portfolio drops 8%

The investment giant categorised about 30% of its $80.4bn PE portfolio as highly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, which drove most of the quarter’s depreciation.

3 min read · 30 April 2020

How private equity is navigating the new normal

The covid-19 pandemic is challenging the PE industry to work in entirely new ways. We ask if this will reshape how the industry operates over the long term.

8 min read · 30 April 2020

The Future 40 on what people should know about PE

We asked some of this year’s Future 40 what they would like those outside of private equity to better understand about the industry

2 min read · 30 April 2020

New crisis, same challenges: How the secondaries market is preparing to invest

This crisis has similarities with the global financial crisis, but secondaries now has a bigger toolkit at its disposal to support long-term growth.

7 min read · 30 April 2020

RSM: How covid-19 could impact PE’s approach to ESG

RSM has been tracking attitudes to ESG in the US mid-market for some time. While change was already occurring, the coronavirus crisis has the potential to shift the dial considerably, says RSM’s Anthony DeCandido

7 min read · 30 April 2020

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