Private Equity

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Covid-19 in Africa: How the PE community plans to weather the crisis

Africa's growth-oriented focus and DFI-heavy investor base could make it more resilient than other PE markets and help the continent rebound from health crisis.

5 min read · 21 April 2020

Buyout GPs seek ability to recycle proceeds to support portfolio companies

These situations are especially relevant in older funds that have deployed most of their capital, with little left to reinvest back into portfolio companies.

4 min read · 21 April 2020

Texas Teachers CIO says private asset losses unlikely to be "dramatic"

The pension's investment teams were “actively rebalancing” asset allocations to stay within proper benchmarks.

3 min read · 20 April 2020

Ontario Teachers’ ramps up portfolio aid, recognizes some companies ‘may not survive’

Jane Rowe, head of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan's private capital group, said the organization is benefiting from a balanced portfolio and focus on private companies that “work well in the long-term and through different cycles.”

3 min read · 17 April 2020

Poll: Majority think coronavirus crisis will cause "severe recession" like 2008

The flash poll from investment consultant NEPC consisted mostly of education endowments and private foundations.

2 min read · 16 April 2020

Eaton: Large US institutions grappling with capital calls

The advisory firm is working on solutions for LPs that may not have sufficient liquidity to meet a capital call, partner Peter Martenson tells PEI.

3 min read · 16 April 2020

Which PE firms swooped in after the 2008 crisis?

As covid-19 wreaks havoc on financial markets, we look back at the previous crisis and the most active firms after the Lehman Brothers collapse.

3 min read · 16 April 2020

GPs anticipate portfolio revenues to return to normal early next year: survey

Private equity firms plan to stay the course and invest in new opportunities post-covid-19.

2 min read · 16 April 2020

DOWNLOAD: Q1 private equity fundraising breakdown

An interactive presentation of capital raising for the second-biggest first quarter since 2015 by strategy, region and more.

1 min read · 16 April 2020

LPs face big task tracking Q1 GP investment values

LPs will have to prepare for a higher level of due diligence as they track the values of private equity investments for 2020 Q1, as the usual process is unlikely to be accurate.

3 min read · 15 April 2020

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