Past, Present & Future of Impact Investing: the True North Case
By Giacomo Nicoli, Filippo Zocco
Introduction
In this article, we present the concept of impact investing, starting from its origins and how i...
Q1 2021 EMEA PE-backed M&A & VC Roundup
By Erlend Brevik, Tim Tesdorff, Iacopo Dante Giachetti, Jakob Jones, Justin Ashauer
The PE M&A activity in EMEA in Q1 2021 is character...
Private Equity Funds of Funds
By Michele Conte and Leonardo D’Onghia
Funds of Funds are PE vehicles that raise funds intending to invest in other PE funds instead of directly targ...
Blockchain and Private Equity – An unusual match
By Maurits Giese
Introduction
Back in 2017 with the massive jump of Bitcoin price to $20,000, Blockchain became a household name. Now, the new crypt...
How private equity continues to outperform during economic downturns
By Zaiim Premji and Lucas Rimmer
Introduction
The private equity industry’s net asset value (NAV) has grown 600% since 2002 – twice as fast as globa...
Money for nothing? The private equity fueled market for music rights
By Joerg Friedl
In early January, legacy mega fund KKR announced its purchase of a majority stake in the extensive music rights back catalogue of Rya...
Venture Capital in the Gaming Industry
By Justin Ashauer
The market
Most people have played a video game at some point in their life, in one form or another, but it’s the rise of profession...
SPACs Offerings and Pipe Deals Update
By Nessa Ng
We have seen from our previous article “A look inside SPACs and into the future“, the rise of ‘Special Purpose Acquisition Companies’ (SP...
Ongoing trends in Real Estate and Real Estate Private Equity
By Huiying Song, Ioana Gavrilescu, and Janpaul Pescollderungg
Real estate private equity (REPE) firms raise capital from outside investors, called Li...
Continuation funds: how PEs are selling themselves
By Matteo Ravera
It goes without saying that the goal of a Private Equity firm is to sell an asset it previously invested in, make a very high IRR an...