Coronavirus

An exclusive on improving communications with LPs during covid-19; FFA follow up call.

Xen Capital, a Singaporean fundraising platform, is planning to launch a free-to-use reporting tool to improve the quality of manager communication during the covid-19 pandemic. Three of Xen’s GP shareholders – the identities of which are unclear – are user-testing the communication portal ahead of a planned launch on 30 April, chief executive Katrina Cokeng […]

The potential for disputes are among the four ‘need-to-know’ issues in 2020; a couple of people moves.

Some firms embrace the benefits of working from home; Three big regulatory issues.

Covid-19 is leading to a deepened trust in remote working, with some saying more flexible working conditions are the future.

Distressed debt and special sits, food production, healthcare and certain VC strategies have received growing attention as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

On the firm's Q1 earnings call, executives emphasized that valuations have already gained back some ground, and warned of the possibility of increased taxes.

The industry organization is circulating a draft proposal recommending a host of disclosures on GPs’ use of subscription credit lines, with an eye to helping LPs manage exposure to the lines, allocation to PE and overall liquidity.

These situations are especially relevant in older funds that have deployed most of their capital, with little left to reinvest back into portfolio companies.

Concentrated NAV lenders and preferred equity financers are seeing historic dealflow. But only a handful of alternative lenders exist, and banks active in concentrated NAV are scarce and rarely transact. With potentially thousands of funds looking for liquidity for their portfolio companies, will this rare source of fund liquidity be able to sate demand?