Europe-Focused Private Debt Fundraising Private debt fundraising in Europe has continued to grow at a good pace over 2020 and amid the COVID-19 outbreak, it was relatively strong over the first half of 2020. In H1 2020, the 30 funds closed secured an aggregate $23.5bn in commitments – just under half the amount raised over…
Infrastructure debt’s strong foundations It’s an investment option that’s become big in Japan, but strong competition for deals casts a cloud. Infrastructure debt continues to attract interest from long-term investors. As can be seen from the chart above, fundraising reached a five-year peak in 2019 and was also strong at the beginning of this year…
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“October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.” Mark Twain’s famous dictum on investing came to mind as we watched recent choppiness in public markets. With the waning weeks of summer passing and an uncertain…
As the pandemic wears on, workers suffering temporary layoffs have decreased, but permanent job losses are higher.
Over the past five months, we’ve examined the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the markets and interviewed top private equity and investment banking partners on deal making in the U.S. What’s largely lost in media reporting is the dramatic turn in private credit. This asset class emerged from Great Recession to become one […]
Will distressed deals see an early comeback? One big, near-term question for private equity will be around distressed companies. Rescues have been made already, while other deals have been done to provide liquidity and strengthen balance sheets. Below the radar, deals have been made with hair salon chains, collegiate study abroad programs and summer sports…