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Supply chain

Companies will diversify their supply chains, says Blackstone’s Schwarzman

Stephen Schwarzman, the Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone, believes that companies will respond and diversify their supply chains, with the coronavirus lockdown exposing risks that previously might not have been factored in.  Such has been the severity of Covid-19, countries have been forced to close their doors over the

Global downturn

CEPRES develops Covid-19 portfolio risk management assessment

CEPRES is offering a Risk Analysis & Rating Dashboard on its platform to support LPs in understanding the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on their portfolios. CEPRES’ Health Check Rating System is based on the CEPRES Platform’s flexible analysis dashboarding system and can inform investors on whether their private market

Coronavirus crisis

Crisis acts as catalyst for the ‘S factor’ in ESG, says Aegon AM

The coronavirus crisis and nationwide lockdown have given clarity on how to evaluate companies’ ability to tackle social issues, “crystallising” what the S in ESG stands for, according to Bas NieuweWeme, CEO of Aegon Asset Management. The impact from coronavirus and the changes to the way people have had to

Private capital ready to support UK SMEs with recovery from Covid-19 crisis

High Net Worth private investors are ready and willing to provide small and medium-sized British businesses (SMEs) with the financial support they will need as they recover from the impact of Covid-19, reveals research by Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business.According to a survey among 233 Connection Capital

MSIF focusses on supporting Covid 19 impacted SMEs in the North West

Liverpool-based funding provider MSIF is looking to further support and expand its offering to SMEs across the North West impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. As an accredited lender of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), MSIF has, through its Merseyside Loan & Equity Fund (MLEF), made GBP1million of its own capital available

Pandemic

PE and the pandemic: What firms can do to gain a competitive edge

By Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO, InCloudCounsel – The Covid-19 pandemic has had massive economic impacts across the globe, though the ultimate effect on business remains to be seen. What will likely become clear in time, though, is that the pandemic will have a substantial negative impact on private markets

Zedra Fund Services reports little fallout from Covid-19

Zedra Fund Services, the boutique and mid-tier alternative funds administration specialist, has seen little fall out or changes to business patterns during the eight week Covid-19 lockdown which has gripped the UK and all main global markets.All well run businesses have a continuity plan, but few organisations will have been

Home-working

Effective due diligence can still be done from home

By Paul Aversano and Rino Nori of Alvarez & Marsal’s Transaction Advisory Group – Historically, the field work phase of pre-acquisition due diligence was almost always performed on-site and in-person. However, that shifted almost instantly in early March to being performed exclusively on a remote basis following wide-spread social distancing and shelter-in-place protocols. 

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