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As corporates face pressure to divest non-core assets, private equity firms remain willing and attractive buyers, say Baker McKenzie partners Steven Canner and Michael Fieweger.
The market for loans tied to sustainability targets is growing fast, but measurement and greenwashing concerns remain.
At PEI's recent Operating Partners Forum, executives from firms including Permira and Antin Infrastructure said sellers are primarily driven by the ability of the buyer to execute on a difficult transaction.
Tax changes in the US, China’s crackdown on high-growth sectors and Europe’s increasing protectionist policies will also impact dealflow, according to Dechert.
A frenzied mid-market deal environment is affecting the way GPs are pursuing targets with shorter processes and more upfront spend on due diligence.
Dealmaking and capital raising continue to gain momentum in a robust mid-market, with emerging managers and ESG making progress.
The financial sector – especially fintech – has overtaken 'consumer discretionary' to take the largest share of private equity deal volume.
Affiliate title Secondaries Investor first reported in May 2020 that CVC had been in talks with potential candidates about building a secondaries business.
The private equity giant on Tuesday said it will acquire a minority stake in Chicago-headquartered GTCR.
More than one-third of GPs expect full normalisation of cross-border dealmaking before the end of this year, according to a report from corporate services provider Auxadi.