Swedish private equity firm EQT aims to step up investments in France in areas such as healthcare and energy infrastructure as it sets up a base in Paris despite the coronavirus crisis, executives at the group said on Wednesday. EQT, which has been expanding in...
The Covid-19 pandemic was an unprecedented challenge for private equity (PE), with the crisis affecting most companies and spanning human resources, supply chains, liquidity and finances. But StepStone Group partner, Suzanne Tavill, says the Covid-19 crisis has...
SoftBank Group Corp.’s Arm Ltd. and its Chinese chip venture clashed publicly Wednesday over whether the venture’s CEO had been fired, a dispute that threatens to disrupt a company central to the global semiconductor industry. The British firm said Tuesday the board...
Morgan Stanley expects to make acquisitions in the asset-management industry, according to Chief Executive Officer James Gorman. “We’ll do deals,” Gorman said Tuesday at the firm’s virtual financials conference. “I’ve been very clear about that. I am not shy about...
South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission, Columbia, committed up to $531 million to five private equity funds and a private credit fund for the $28.2 billion South Carolina Retirement Systems’ investment portfolio, according to board documents. At...
