It will be a tough year for private equity (PE) managers as record amounts of capital flow into private markets and valuations reach a new peak. In addition, negative macroeconomic factors are making the global economic environment even more uncertain, says a recent...
European private equity firms are preparing their portfolios for a potential liquidity crunch as the impact of the coronavirus roils markets and threatens global growth, people with knowledge of the matter said. EQT AB and Permira have urged some companies they own to...
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...
Alternative money managers have amassed some $2.1 trillion of cash, with about $700 billion of that concentrated in buyout strategies, Morgan Stanley said in a report published Wednesday. Shares of the money managers are trading at attractive levels, according to...
After approval from the National Bank of Spain, JZ International Fund III has backed a management buy-in to acquire 57% of Union Financiera Asturiana (UFASA), a leading independent consumer lender in Spain. The opportunity was sourced through JZ International’s own...
