September 2020 Issue
Q&A: Preparing for private equity exits: impact of COVID-19
FW discusses the impact of COVID-19 on private equity exit preparations with Michael J. Ulmer at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Jennifer Bellah Maguire at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Private equity looks to capitalise on post-COVID economic recovery
Preqin Private equity (PE) funds are on the hunt for new investment opportunities. With the emergency work ensuring portfolio companies can weather the COVID-19 storm largely done, pressure to make acquisitions is building. It is partly the weight of available capital…
The changing world of private equity
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton In his often-quoted article ‘Eclipse of the Public Corporation’, published in the 1989 September – October issue of the Harvard Business Review, Michael C. Jensen shed light on what he described as new corporate organisations which did not rely on public equity…
ESG in private equity: a time to shine?
Herbert Smith Freehills Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues dominated public discourse and boardroom agendas in the months leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic has laid bare the clear nexus between business and society. This is reflected in calls for…
The growth in foreign investment regimes and its impact on international M&A
Ashurst LLP One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been to accelerate an expansion of foreign direct investment (FDI) controls which had already been in progress. Countries which previously did not have FDI regimes are increasingly adopting them, and those with pre-existing…
Perspectives on Brazilian M&A and private equity
Redirection In 2019, Brazil’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth was 1.1 percent, inflation and interest rates were at historic lows and the stock market hit record highs, growing 32 percent, as did M&A activity. The country was also the fourth largest destination for…
Indonesia’s private equity trend amid the COVID-19 situation
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro (ABNR) Indonesia, home to 260 million people, is known for its large domestic demand, vast natural resources and affordable labour. The Indonesian government has also been working on removing complicated bureaucracy and simplifying regulations to create a…
CONTRIBUTORS
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro (ABNR)
Ashurst LLP
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills
Preqin
Redirection