In an upbeat call with investors, Apollo Global Management Inc.’s co-heads of private equity investing said they are tracking more than 250 potential opportunities to scoop up distressed assets, and pursuing chances to enhance returns by snapping up its own portfolio...
Quant managers’ private equity replication funds have tanked. Real private equity investors should take note. Funds that mimic private equity by investing in publicly-traded stocks have cratered right along with markets around the globe. The decline may be testing the...
As the coronavirus roils markets, dealmakers are pulling out all their tricks to get transactions done. Auctions are accelerating in case conditions worsen. Sellers are choosing cash upfront over higher offers; and they’re doing it all over video chat while pets and...
The virtue of private capital is that it can withstand short-term volatility in valuations of assets held for the long term – and now is the time to prove that. One large and powerful group of investors, with plenty of money to put to work, should be quite relaxed at...
Firms that sat on their hands as valuations remained high in Asia can now expect their pick of bargains. Private equity firms, sitting on a record $388 billion of dry powder in Asia, may be about to get their reward for patience. Cash is king as corporate finances are... 