by Sebastian | Nov 19, 2019 | News
The private equity industry enjoyed a strong 2018, with a healthy level of deal activity and robust inflows of capital. However, change may be on the horizon. Economists have severely downgraded their growth forecasts, global trade has lost momentum, and concerns...
by Sebastian | Nov 19, 2019 | News
Its economy is contracting and the nation’s largest lenders are a mess. And yet, banks from BNP Paribas SA to JPMorgan Chase & Co. are scrambling to win business from Germany’s ultra-wealthy. Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Rothschild & Co. are also...
by Sebastian | Nov 19, 2019 | News, SEAPEC
A Singapore-based private equity (PE) fund has become the first in the world to secure financing for PEs that is tied to sustainability improvement, reflecting the rising interest from the financing sector in factoring in environmental, social and governance (ESG) in...
by Sebastian | Nov 19, 2019 | News
Private equity players are taking a range of approaches to implementing environmental, social and governance initiatives, but some nudging from limited partners could lead the industry toward more standardization. Cebile Capital LLP Managing Partner Sunaina Sinha, who...
by Sebastian | Nov 19, 2019 | News
Beating the competition and attracting investment means finding new ways to move beyond operational excellence To attract new capital, private equity professionals often emphasise their firm’s operational excellence, focusing on operations-related improvement...
