The private-equity industry is pouring millions of dollars into the 2020 elections, with some donors hoping to prevent full Democratic control of Capitol Hill and the potential for tighter oversight of their sector. Employees of private-equity firms and other...
A GP’s track record during an economic downturn can make all the difference between the success and failure of a future fund. With a glut of funds already raised, and even more in the pipeline, private equity investors have been inundated with pitches from general...
Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman has made countless successful business deals, but one that he remembers most vividly was a failure — an expensive one, at that. Today, Blackstone Group is one of the largest private equity firms in the world, but in...
With global dry powder at a record $1.5 trillion, is the Covid crisis simply an opportunity for private equity firms to snap up firms on the cheap, or will the decade-long rise of private equity in Europe finally start to slow? The coronavirus pandemic brought an end...
LGT Capital Partners ESG Report 2020 reveals that 81 per cent of private equity managers already integrate ESG into their investment process, and a large part of the focus is shifting toward climate awareness. According to Keimpe Keuning, executive director at LGT... 