Private equity has lots of money at the ready—the question is, what will it be used for? In the months ahead, a decline in prices across the market means investors will be looking at an unprecedented opportunity to buy. On the other hand, they will be trying to keep...
Buyout shops are arranging emergency funds, support networks and other steps to keep their companies alive during the pandemic Private equity firms are taking steps to help their portfolio companies survive the coronavirus onslaught of forced closures, scattered...
BlackRock Inc., KKR & Co. and Italian infrastructure operator Snam SpA are among suitors that made initial bids for a stake in Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s natural gas pipelines, which could be valued at about $15 billion, people familiar with the matter said....
Carlyle Group (CG.O) said it has raised 258 billion yen ($2.3 billion) for its biggest Japan fund to date, aiming to pick up businesses shed by conglomerates as well as companies where elderly owners have no obvious successors. It is the U.S. buyout firm’s fourth...
McKinsey has issued guidance for the industry as it faces business disruption Private equity firms and the companies they invest in need to adjust quickly to the “new reality” of the coronavirus, according to McKinsey. Its guidance comes as the rapid spread of... 