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The Wire Nov. 13, 2020
Investing behind growth: Great Hill's Quantum Health nears deal, Carlyle bets on ecommerce Happy Friday the 13th, everybody!
GPs flush with capital paired with pent up supply of has lent to a crazy pace of dealmaking in recent days. Those working toward a year-end close have a limited amount of time now to sign up their deals in order to get through the HSR waiting period of 30 days.
The year-end M&A rush isn’t unusual, but how much of activity should be attributed to the backlog created from covid? Or the election outcome? Send me your thoughts.
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Also of note (may require subscriptions) CalPERS: One board member is questioning a $1.5bn CalPERS commitment to a new firm founded by an ex-Navab Capital partners, Buyouts writes.
Dialing back: Lincoln international tells Bloomberg that PE firms have stepped in more than the 2008 crisis to help businesses stay afloat.
Deep dive: The Economist writes a special report looking at the benefits that private asset managers hold over listed companies.
PE Deals
They said it “There’s a growing focus on nonfinancial performance and value creation metrics from investors and consumers as companies are expected to be global corporate stewards ... To meet those demands, we found that 44 percent of companies are looking to form coalitions with corporate customers, suppliers and competitors, and an equal amount are making changes internally through new investments in clean, sustainable assets. But no one thinks it will be easy.” Bill Casey, EY Americas Vice Chair, Strategy and Transactions, speaks to Mergers & Acquisitions on M&A activity under President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.
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