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...
Real Estate Private Equity in 2022
by Alice Estellat, Apolline de Vulpillières, and Inès Mazzola
Introduction
Despite record investment and exit activity in 2021, there was a sig...
KKR’s Buyout of C.H.I. Overhead Doors: Mastering Operational Turnaround Strategy
by Marco Peyre and Mikel Herskovits
Introduction
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), the Private Equity (PE) firm often credited with...
The Benettons, Blackstone and the Bid for Atlantia
by Edoardo Toma, Ghali Taoussi, and Orestas Freigofas
Introduction
The Benetton family and Blackstone offered to buy out Atlantia in a deal val...
Distressed Debt Investing
by Anastasia Nedorezova, Antonio Maude, and Leonardo Marangoni
Introduction
The following article will cover distressed debt investing by provi...
Inflation, Rising Interest Rates, and the Impact on Private Equity
by Leonardo Costa, Nina Gabrizova, and Vaclav Klein
Introduction
Private Equity (PE) firms are considered to be very responsive to changes in i...
The LBO of RJR Nabisco: How Has Private Equity Evolved Since the 1980s?
by Louis Paget, Marlon Walde, and Nikolai Verbov
Introduction
Private Equity (PE) as we know it today primarily revolves around one practice,...