Coronavirus

PEI caught up with two private equity recruiters to find out about the state of hiring during covid-19 and how the crisis is affecting salary expectations.

Our survey sheds light on how sponsors expect coronavirus to affect their plans in the near term, including fundraising, new investments and portfolio company layoffs.

Total private equity capital raised in the period is the second-highest in first quarter fundraising since 2015.

Vehicles such as HarbourVest Global Private Equity, Pantheon International and Neuberger Berman Private Equity Partners are trading at discounts as wide as 43%.

Emerging managers' innovative investment strategies and hunger to outperform make them an attractive proposition for LPs looking to deploy capital in a dislocated market.

Our senior editorial teams covering PE, private debt, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries discuss the latest in how private markets are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus: ways firms are helping people out in the crisis.

Experts from law firm Dechert outline ways GPs can raise additional capital for the portfolios.

See what investors think about allocations, first time funds, secondaries sales, GP performance and more in this downloadable presentation.

We caused a stir with reports of unnamed LP defaults this week; was it a storm in a teacup?

The firm’s co-chief executives and board of directors have pledged 100% of their base salaries over the next six months to support portfolio companies.