Private Equity Fundraising Trends
by Giacomo Baldassarre, Michele Bing, and Raul Li
Introduction
The decade following the Great Financial crisis benefited from low interest rate...
Blackstone Defaults
by Ludovica Perazzi, Mattia Scola, and Michele Tovaglieri
Forenote
The following article presents an opinion brought forward by members of the...
Private Equity in the Premier League and the Acquisition of Chelsea
by Federica Guirguis, Mikel Herskovits, and Vedant Majmundar
Introduction
The sum of £4.25bn made headlines in May 2022, with Clearlake Capita...
German Corporate Venture Capitalists
by Felix Nikodem and Maximilian Zabel
Introduction
German Corporate Venture Capitalists (CVCs) are Venture Capital (VC) firms that are owned by...
Volatility Laundering in Private Equity
by Marco Neri
Introduction
In Private Equity (PE), one of the primary challenges investors face is accurately assessing the risk associated wit...
Coffee Break with Enrico Cesenni, Cav. OSI, CEO of Asia Strategic Holdings
by Marco Peyre
Foreword
Enrico Cesenni, OSI, is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Asia Strategic Holdings. He graduated with a bac...
Watch Out! Private Equity Transforms Digitally
by Karolina Jaszczuk and Victoria Rakitin
Introduction
It started with the microchip in the fifties, home computers in the seventies, cloud com...
The Crash in Venture Capital Investment Following the Tech Boom
by Elena Cavallaro, Roxane Kohler, and Vittorio Filippini
Introduction
When pandemic-induced lockdowns started in March 2020, partners at some...
The Rise of GP-Led Secondaries
by Gustaf Cramer, Ludovica Mingarelli, and Lyann Djenabzadeh
Introduction
In the midst of a decline in M&A and IPO activity, Private Equity...
Ardian: Its History and Practice
by Giovanni Ferrari, Pedro Calixto, and Raul Li
Introduction
Ardian is a private investment firm with approximately $125bn in assets under mana...