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Distressed debt and special sits, food production, healthcare and certain VC strategies have received growing attention as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
226 US-based buyout, growth equity, mezzanine and other PE funds secured a total of $54.5 billion, down 26 percent from the $74 billion raised at the same time last year.
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A massive calling of the credit facilities by banks would lead to GPs calling down huge amounts of capital from LPs, who are already dealing with cratering public equity portfolios. This would be a nightmare scenario.
As of March 4, 85 US-based buyout, growth equity, mezzanine and other PE funds had raised $41.2 billion, down 19 percent from a year ago.
Firms are exploring other options for their annual meetings, like webcasts, or even rescheduling, in case travel becomes prohibitive or impossible.
Buyouts presents its annual list of 10 women making waves in private equity. As the industry very slowly diversifies, women leaders today will help shape the industry as a more inclusive place to work for future generations.
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It’s been a good year for U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine fundraising. Since the last issue of Buyouts, fund managers added $6.5 billion to the year-to-date total, currently at more than $281.4 billion. That’s $100 billion more than at this point in 2018, with still a month left of fundraising in the calendar year. Cortec Group […]
From cybersecurity to regulatory and tech needs, firms are turning to fund admin to tackle a growing list of LP demands.