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CMA Vets PE Roll-Up Transactions

The CMA increasingly reviews PE mergers including historic roll-up deals, which will prompt sponsors to reassess merger control risks. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is increasingly focused on...more

Foreign Subsidies Regulation Key Updates for PE Deal Teams

European M&A is expected to become more complex after European legislators agreed on a new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), which came into force in January 2023 and aims to control subsidies that distort the EU internal...more

European Scrutiny of Foreign Subsidies to Impact PE Deals

A new regulation to control foreign subsidies could entail more complex, costly, and time-consuming deal clearances. European M&A is set to become more complex after the entry into force of the Foreign Subsidies...more

PE Goes Gaming

Despite certain regulatory and challenges, PE buyers will likely see more investment opportunities in the gaming industry. The global gaming market reached a valuation of US$135.8 billion in 2020, accounting for a staggering...more

Securing a Successful SPAC Sale - What PE Firms Need to Know

The recent rise to prominence of SPACs provides private equity portfolio companies an alternative method for stock exchange listing and access to the capital markets. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have...more

Transacting With Troubled Companies – 3 Tips for PE Deal Teams Navigating Stressed, Distressed, and Insolvent Acquisitions

Successfully executing an acquisition from stress, distress, or insolvency requires a creative approach to reconcile competing interests. ...more

The Lipstick Effect - Are Kylie Jenner and New Technologies Making Beauty Deals Increasingly Attractive for Private Equity?

Digital due diligence becomes increasingly important when buying digitally native beauty brands. Recent high-profile beauty M&A deals, coupled with current economic uncertainty, have brought renewed interest in the...more

50 Shades of Green Finance: An Untapped Opportunity for Private Equity

Sustainable finance and its surrounding infrastructure offers growing potential for deals and green innovation. The global sustainable finance market has expanded rapidly in recent years, approaching US$320 billion in new...more

Big-Ticket Fines and Veil-Piercing Cases Raise Portfolio Company Liability Risks for PE Parents

How can private equity firms identify and mitigate inherited liability risk from vulnerable portfolio companies? Ongoing big ticket regulatory fines coupled with high profile corporate veil cases indicate that private...more

Private Equity in Japan: With Opportunities Come Continuing Challenges

Firms targeting assets divested by conglomerates still face obstacles, though barriers to PE investment in Japan are gradually falling. Many hurdles that traditionally challenged private equity firms looking to invest in...more

Private Equity Set to Get Active With Activists

Companies previously considered immune from activist campaigns have come under pressure, driving new public and private deal opportunities for private equity. US shareholder activists are an established presence in Europe....more

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