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Right after Patrick Calves wrote about “continued momentum in the secondaries market, supported by both cyclical and structural tailwinds” in last week’s FFF, Yale University’s plans to sell up to $6 billion is dominating...more
Don’t be fooled by the 90-day pause. It looks like high tariffs will be here to stay and we are in the midst of an all-out trade war with China, including a minimum 145% tariff....more
Markets remain exceptionally volatile following the announcement of the U.S. “Liberation Day” tariffs and retaliatory measures from other countries. While the ultimate path of policy remains uncertain, recent developments are...more
Sluggish M&A and IPO markets have put the brakes on private equity exit activity across Europe, but as pressure builds to clear the backlog of unsold portfolio companies, firms are taking innovative approaches to selling...more
Read our latest insights into the U.S. private equity market. We cover monthly deal activity and size, fundraising, exits, leveraged loans, and a look ahead. U.S. PE dealmaking had a slower start in 2025. YTD deal numbers...more
Finance Transition for Middle Market and First-Time Sponsor-Backed Companies - Our Ankura Office of the CFO® professionals have worked inside finance functions of private equity (PE) and private credit-backed portfolio...more
The use of private placement life insurance (PPLI) by high-net-worth individuals has generated considerable controversy over the years, with proponents arguing that it is a proper use of existing laws that provide many of the...more
The defense technology sector (“defense tech”) has experienced remarkable growth in recent years, with projections indicating continued expansion in the near future. This surge is largely driven by increased global defense...more
Investors in closed-end funds make a commitment for the duration of a fund’s life cycle — known as the fund’s term — with liquidity available only through sale of assets, secondary transactions, or fund liquidation. Investors...more
Increased strengthening of the global regulatory landscape in the (re)insurance industry has led to a similar increase in engagement between regulators and those they regulate. Specifically, Bermuda continues to be an...more
Patience is proving to be a virtue for a private equity industry that began 2024 sitting on more than 28,000 portfolio companies valued at more than $3 trillion, according to a report by Bain & Company, as average hold...more
Owning an NFL team is no longer a fantasy. The National Football League (the “NFL” or the “League”) voted to allow minority stakes to be sold to private equity firms (“PE”). However, according to NFL.com, “an executive from...more
ESAs update consolidated Q&A with new guidance - The European Supervisory Authorities have updated their consolidated questions and answers (“Q&A”) on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) on 25 July 2024....more
The Spotlight had the pleasure of sitting down with Anne Paape, managing director and senior fiduciary counsel at Cresset and Cresset Trust Company, to talk about the historic transfer of wealth many countries are undergoing,...more
Business owners of private companies invest huge amounts of time and resources in their business, which may include the bulk of their financial capital. For owners who do not want most of their net worth to remain tied up in...more
The year 2023 will be remembered as a challenging one for private equity (PE), with complexities to navigate on many fronts. Traditional debt financing was expensive and scarce, expectations on valuations were tricky to...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the shifting single-family rental landscape, what’s next for EDGAR, and...more
"Fund managers will continue to innovate and be creative in how they address challenges in the market. For example, fund and portfolio level restructurings will progress at a steady pace to address limitations on exit...more
Final provisions on cross-border banking services in the EU published - CRD VI will bring in uniform minimum prudential requirements for third country branches providing banking services in the EU and, more importantly,...more
On 19 December 2023, in a very welcome development the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its final report setting out the draft Regulatory Technical Standards ("RTS") under the European Long-Term...more
Last Friday, Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve Board’s (“FRB”) Vice Chair for Supervision, delivered remarks to the ECB Forum on Banking Supervision in Frankfurt, Germany entitled The Importance of Effective Liquidity Risk...more
After an unprecedented post-COVID boom, M&A activity has slowed in recent months, with overall global M&A value down as much 44% in the first five months of 2023, according to a recent report by Bain & Company. Against this...more
Go to any private equity event in the last 12 months, and “energy transition” will have been discussed, meaning the shift in energy production away from fossil‑based systems to low or zero carbon ones. As fund managers...more
Companies will be affected in a variety of ways by the receivership of Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank or any other similarly situated financial institution. Companies may face difficulty accessing bank facilities or the...more
On 2 March 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published its third annual Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report (the “Report”). The Report highlights the conduct risks that the Central Bank has identified...more