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| Navigating turbulent times…
The past couple of weeks have been turbulent – both for the markets and our personal lives. As media outlets are flooding news feeds with Covid-19 updates, most people are now working from home and are being urged to adhere to social distancing principles because of the novel coronavirus.
Just because people have relocated en masse to their home offices, living rooms or bedrooms, doesn’t mean that work has stopped, however.
Wednesday and Thursday saw deal closures in line with some of the new ways of living and working we'll be seeing more of in the future: Oddbox, a vegetable home-delivery service, and plant-based protein firm Prolupin, completed funding rounds backed by The Mercia AM managed Northern VCTs and Capricorn Partners and Novax, respectively.
There’s no doubt we’re entering some choppy waters ahead; McKinsey published a recent paper on how private equity firms best can navigate the risks and what actions to prioritise immediately to maintain the health of portfolio companies and their employees.
Meanwhile, the US Presidential Elections are going ahead, and more and more issues of compliance surrounding political contributions are taking centre stage. You can read how Six Lambda is helping fund managers navigate this tricky terrain in our sponsored feature this week.
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| How PE firms can manage portfolio risk in unchartered waters | | Fri | 20 Mar 2020, 12:03 | | As the global economy is entering a recession following the global coronavirus pandemic, business activity grinds toward a halt worldwide. What will this mean for the health of GP’s portfolios and how can the risks be managed in an effective way? |
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| YFM Equity Partners exits GroupBC | | Fri | 20 Mar 2020, 12:03 | | YFM Equity Partners-advised funds have sold their shares in GroupBC to strategic acquirer Bentley Systems, a provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing infrastructure. |
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| WEBINAR: Private equity fundraising in the new decade | | Fri | 20 Mar 2020, 12:03 | | LPs are increasingly risk-averse. How can PE managers create a compelling signal in an increasingly competitive fundraising landscape? On 7 April, you’re invited to join Private Equity Wire, Intralinks, and a selection of other industry experts for an exploration of the asset-raising channels available to PE managers in this new era… |
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