Blackstone Sees Prospect of Buying Opportunities in Crisis

Blackstone Sees Prospect of Buying Opportunities in Crisis

Blackstone Group Inc. expects to see plenty of investment opportunities once the current economic crisis abates — and is already taking steps to deploy capital on downtrodden assets. Current dislocations spurred by coronavirus pandemic, while painful, will allow...
Hedge funds, private equity firms barred from PPP loans

Hedge funds, private equity firms barred from PPP loans

Hedge fund and private equity firms are not eligible for the types of US government loans designed to provide relief to small businesses from the economic hardship of the coronavirus outbreak, the Small Business Administration said on Friday. “Hedge funds and private...
EU should use perpetual bonds to finance Covid-19 recovery fund

EU should use perpetual bonds to finance Covid-19 recovery fund

Issue would be easiest, fastest and least costly way to establish fund needed to rebuild more than just members’ economies The European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced that Europe will need about €1tn (£873bn) to fight the Covid-19 pandemic....

The Day of Reckoning for Private Equity

This crisis is likely to mark the apex of private equity – irrespective of how the drama around accessing government loans plays out. The Global Financial Crisis catalyzed a fundamental change in the hedge fund industry.  Caught in the crossfire of a financial system...