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Insight Partners’ largest tech fund to date closes on USD9.5bn

Global software investor Insight Partners has held a final close of its growth equity fund Insight Partners XI at USD9.5 billion, with support from Insight’s existing, as well as new, investors. Fund XI is one of the largest global funds focused on investing in scaleup software companies, businesses that have

Alexandra Daly, AA Advisors

AA Advisors’ podcast solution keeps GP/LP communication open

“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière   These are extraordinary times; a defining moment in our collective history. Covid-19 has forced over one billion of the world’s population into lockdown, and while many businesses are adjusting to remote working, the repercussions for non-human contact

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With many PE deals on hold, when will confidence improve?

As an asset class with a buy-to-sell cycle that typically lasts around five to seven years, you would be forgiven for thinking that private equity could weather the storm of Covid-19 more smoothly than other, more inherently volatile asset classes, can. That’s partly true.

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Where do the post-pandemic opportunities lie for private equity?

Covid-19 fallout continues to hit firms across the world, both in terms of supply and demand, and the predicted ensuing recession is likely to change how we live in the future. While the outbreak has unsettled lives and businesses across the world, delaying deal processes and fundraising, there are ‘new world’

Matt Portner, McKinsey

Megafunds have a higher perceived consistency of returns, says McKinsey

The coronavirus has decimated global markets in recent weeks. And with PE funds competing to complete deals last year at record high valuations, the big question now is how managers navigate the threats of recession over the coming period. Many will be asking themselves: ‘How far might valuation multiples fall

Risk management

How PE firms can manage portfolio risk in unchartered waters

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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“Private equity funds are holding decisions on M&A,” says Eight Advisory

As WHO classed the Coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic yesterday and governments are taking increasingly significant steps to ensure that businesses can weather the storm, private equity firms are holding back on M&A for the time being, according to Eight Advisory. As the UK Government is about to step up

Pamlico Capital closes USD1.4bn fund V

Pamlico Capital (Pamlico), a lower middle market private equity firm focused on growth-oriented businesses, has held the first and final close of Pamlico Capital V (PC V) at the fund’s hard cap with total commitments of USD1.4 billion.  

Odyssey Investment Partners closes USD3.25bn sixth investment fund

Middle market private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has held the first and final closing of Odyssey Investment Partners Fund VI, a USD3.25 billion private equity investment fund formed to pursue control-oriented investments and management buyouts of established middle-market companies. Fund VI was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap with

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