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The firm had been in early discussions with existing LPs about a smaller Archer Capital Fund 6 and will focus solely on its current portfolio.
The global financial meltdown was a major catalyst in private equity’s move away from financial engineering. The covid-19 pandemic will show how real this move has been.
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
Growth equity investments in sectors such as tech not only remained unscathed during the GFC, they could also benefit from the covid-induced new normal, says Dr Daniel Schmidt, CEO and founder of CEPRES.
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
Andrea Auerbach, global head of private investments at Cambridge Associates, writes that growth equity can complement LPs’ exposure to LBO strategies, particularly in turbulent periods.
The sector’s resiliency and innovation will allow it to weather the current storm. Six market participants discuss how.
A growing investment choice for LPs pre-covid-19, growth capital strategies could emerge as a heavyweight from the crisis.