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Coronavirus and private equity
All our latest coverage on the ongoing coronavirus crisis, and its impact on the European PE industry
Viridor/KKR shows sponsor route to waste opportunities in Covid-19 market
Waste management, and particularly energy-from-waste, is fast becoming an area of heated dealflow
Secondaries buyers expect 30% volume drop over next two months - research
Five out of 37 buyers still appear opportunistic and expect activity to go up
Acuris coronavirus impact analysis
Assessing the early impact of coronavirus on capital markets and sectors
Deal-doing slump threatens Benelux exit momentum
GPs divested or partially realised 90 assets last year, making 2019 the third busiest year on the exit front in the past decade
Coronavirus: PE processes that could be affected
A round-up of ongoing and expected sale processes in sectors impacted by the coronavirus outbreak
The Deals Pipeline
A fortnightly highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
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
Private equity seeks solutions to uncertainty as coronavirus derails buyouts
Dealmakers are trying to keep the buyout show on the road as the coronavirus crisis overtakes the European market
Coronavirus outbreak could lead to fundraising logjam, PE players warn
Industry participants contacted by Unquote expect negative ramifications for fundraising as well as deal-making activity
Q&A: 3i’s Andersen and Crane on learning from B2C
With B2B businesses aiming to replicate B2C’s digitally-driven success, Andersen and Crane discuss the main opportunities and how to act on them
Podcast: In conversation with... Joe Moynihan, Jersey Finance
The inaugural episode in our new podcast series sees Joe Moynihan stop by to discuss how Jersey is positioned as a domicile for PE funds post-Brexit
Enern nears close for VC fund, on road for growth vehicle
While the VC fund is largely committed, Enern is still open to hearing from interested parties
France's Apax Partners hires new IR professional
Josephine Loreal will be head of third-party distribution and report to Guillaume Cousseran
Mubadala commits €1bn to BPI France mega-fund
Fund aims to raise €10bn, which will be invested in approximately 15 listed companies
BDC's Anaveo buys Azman from Initiative & Finance
Initiative & Finance bought a minority stake in Azman as part of an owner buyout in 2017
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: DACH fundraising special
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast hosts Paul Tilt and Harriet Matthews to discuss the findings of the latest DACH Fundraising Report
DACH Fundraising Report 2020
DACH private equity fundraising was in rude health in 2019, with 26 funds securing a combined €13bn across all strategies for the region
CVC et al. re-up in Pension Insurance Corp via £750m capital raise
CVC Strategic Opportunities I deploys £130.6m for a 17.4% shareholding
ECI scores 3.7x on ATG sale to TA
Mobeus also fully realises its investment, having backed ATG since 2008
Amundi PEF, SGCP back Vivalto Vie in capital reshuffle
Azulis Capital exits the care home operator, having backed it since 2015
Q4 Barometer: Continued buyout bonanza tops record-breaking year
Private equity investors completed 807 deals in Q4 2019, tipping the year into record-breaking territory
Eurazeo hires new director of financial affairs
Laurence Branthomme will report to Philippe Audouin, the CFO and member of the executive board
Direct lenders eye secondaries market for first-gen funds
Several European direct lenders are speaking to secondaries advisers about running processes on older vintage funds