Analysis/Advisory
Turning the tables – an M&A downturn means investment banks are now targets themselves
Some dealmakers with healthy balance sheets and willingness to go countercyclical are pursing acquisitions
European sponsors sidestep panic, concede gloom over bank woes
Fallout from Credit Suisse collapse adds to slew of macroeconomic challenges for PE dealmaking and fundraising
Glass ceiling shows first cracks in PE space
Greater focus on investment team gender equality and mentoring has shifted the balance, but room for progress remains
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Après IPEM and the road ahead
Harriet Matthews and Min Ho share what they gleaned from the conference in Cannes and what this means for investment and fundraising outlooks
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: The PE auction in times of exit scarcity
Rachel Lewis joins Harriet Matthews to discuss how auction process dynamics are changing against the current market backdrop
Going, going, not gone: PE auctions bid for relevance amid risk-off environment
With a debt financing drought and macro woes denting exits, GPs are adapting the traditional M&A auction in favour of more flexible bilateral negotiations to get deals across the line
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Spotlight on GP-led secondaries
Travers Smith's Ed Ford and Sacha Gofton-Salmond share insights on structuring continuation fund deals and navigating an increasingly competitive environment
Women lead push for diversity in PE, M&A
Supporting diverse hires and leadership, as well as opening up networks, remain key
M&A insurance demand reaches new heights amid bottleneck concerns
Hardening W&I market could be adding to the current slowdown in M&A activity that has followed a flurry of deals earlier in the year
Podcast: In conversation with... Sunaina Sinha, Raymond James | Cebile
The Cebile Capital founder discusses the tie-up with Raymond James, and the key trends at play in the global fundraising and secondaries landscapes
Podcast: In conversation with… Adam Turtle, Rede Partners
Turtle joins the podcast to discuss the firm's journey over its first decade and the main trends in the European fundraising landscape
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: First-time fortunes
Vincent Van den Brink and Greg Kok from fund administrator JTC discuss how recent months have affected the fortunes of first-time funds
Video: IQ-EQ's Justin Partington
Unquote interviews Justin Partington from IQ-EQ, finalist in the Fund Administrator category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
Video: Howden's O'Brien on the latest M&A insurance developments
Unquote interviews Joe O'Brien from Howden M&A, the winner of the M&A Insurance Broker category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
Video: market sentiment is on the up, says CIL's Jon Whiteman
Unquote interviews Jon Whiteman from CIL Management Consultants following their win at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
Video: Palladium's James Prebble
Unquote interviews James Prebble from Palladium, winner of the Specialist Due Diligence Provider category at the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
Video: Proskauer's van Zyl discusses fund formation trends
The Proskauer partner recaps the firm's mandates over the past year and how the market reacted to the coronavirus crisis
Video: Alantra's Andy Currie on the outlook for PE
Unquote interviews Andy Currie from Alantra, winner in the Corporate Finance Firm Of The Year category for the 2020 British Private Equity Awards
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Calling tech support
This week, the Unquote Podcast talks all things technology with Intuitus chief commercial officer Adrian Astley Jones
Video: Cambridge Associates’ Marcandalli on impact investing moving centre stage
In a new instalment of Unquote's Lockdown series, Annachiara Marcandalli explains why it is unlikely that coronavirus will sideline impact investing
Commercial due diligence: Adapting to the new landscape
Three CDD practitioners discuss dealflow, and how their offering is shifting as PE houses contemplate post-Covid scenarios
Welcome aboard: PE recruitment amid coronavirus
PE-focused recruiters and some GPs themselves are figuring out ways to progress recruitment processes, but challenges remain
UK sees advisory boom amid PE market maturation
UK & Ireland sees an increase in the number of corporate finance firms participating in PE deals to more than 160
Podcast: In conversation with... Matthew Hardcastle, DealCloud
Hardcastle stops by to discuss his move from Inflexion to the world of tech, how GPs can unify internal processes to unlock value, and more