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
Intertrust Group’s CCO, Ian Lynch, talks through the firm’s global survey of private equity managers, which signposts what the industry might look like after the pandemic
The shift to remote working may have posed a short-term challenge to private equity firms, but much of the change stemming from covid-19 has yet to come, says Alter Domus CEO Doug Hart
Covid-19 will not only impact fundraising, it will also expand the scope and scrutiny of due diligence in the private equity industry, says Jason Bingham, SANNE’s chief strategy officer
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
It is not just a case of navigating changing market conditions, but also about finding the right opportunities, says Pomona Capital’s Michael Granoff
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, MVision’s Mounir Guen shares his perspective on the long-term prospects for fundraising
Retail investors’ appetite for private market opportunities is unlikely to dissipate in the long term, but barriers remain, say Apex Group’s Elaine Chim, Gareth Smith and Rajeesh Khanna Chinnaswamy
Portfolio finance can offer additional investment firepower or a source of liquidity, both of which are in high demand in the fallout from the pandemic, explains 17Capital’s Augustin Duhamel
As approaches to technology shift, there is still significant potential to unlock in the healthcare IT market, say Nordic Capital’s Raj Shah and Daniel Berglund