Luxembourg: Adapting to the slowdown
In the face of challenging market conditions, the Duchy has adapted by expanding its ESG and private funds retail offering
Roundtable: Secondaries investors hungry for more
Market participants sit down with Real Deals to discuss the current state of the secondaries market and what the future holds for the asset class
End of era: In conversation with Mounir Guen
Real Deals sits down for an exclusive interview with MVision’s founder Mounir Guen, following the news this week that the placement agent has gone into administration
Jersey’s fund ecosystem provides stability
In the midst of geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, Jersey’s fund ecosystem has offered private equity clients stability and predictability.
Eye on the prize: UK players focus on opportunities after rough year
UK dealmakers have had a difficult year. But even in a volatile market, buyout investors that are patient and flexible are still finding ways to unlock value and deliver returns.
Coming of age: European venture debt
As the continent’s VC community has exploded into life in recent years, the region’s venture lenders have followed every step of the way. But, is the bubble about to burst?
All in for Guernsey
Guernsey’s private markets track record has served it well over the last 18 months. Against a volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop, the island’s reputation for stable regulation and tax policy will continue to appeal to private equity managers.
Roundtable: Two decades of deals
Real Deals brings together a panel of respected corporate finance advisers, with collective experience of more than 1,000 private equity deals between them, to discuss the shifts in the deal landscape over the last 20 years.
How PE navigated three crises
Real Deals looks back at the three major macro-economic crises that private equity has faced since publishing its first issue in 1999, and asks advisors and GPs how the dotcom boom, GFC and Covid lockdowns have reshaped the asset class.
Ready to rebound
First-time fundraising declined in 2020 as LPs focused on existing portfolios and Covid disrupted due diligence. Despite these headwinds, new managers do have reason for optimism.
Spring has sprung
Despite a year of double-digit falls in economic growth, global M&A activity is once again in bloom.
GP-leds surge despite wider secondaries slowdown
Secondaries deal flow saw predictable declines through the pandemic period, but GP-led restructurings continued to account for an ever larger proportion of activity and fundraising has continued apace.
The stories that made 2020
Even the most experienced dealmakers could not have prepared for the tumult of 2020 as Covid-19 shuttered economies and disrupted capital markets. In a year like no other, these are most read stories on realdeals.eu.com.
Refinancing rolls on
Lenders remain open for business when it comes to refinancing buyout deals, but only when credits fit the right criteria.
Sovereign backs technology consultancy Zenitech
Sovereign said Zenitech was well-positioned in a high growth and fragmented market that would offer organic growth as well as consolidation opportunities.
Triton acquires office furniture group
Investment in Inwerk is the tenth from Triton’s Smaller Mid-cap Fund. Triton sees opportunity to support the business in the launch and commercialisation of new products.