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Covid-19 Impact on US Private Capital Raising Activity in 2020

InvestmentBank.com

Debt Markets Prior to COVID-19, some analysts and debt underwriters encouraged debt issuers to exercise caution after the tenth straight year of economic expansion [1]. Simultaneously, other special situation funds ballooned as institutions sought to hedge against losses amid the new market and economic turmoil.

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The Sky Definitely Is Not Falling…At Least Not Yet

Sica Fletcher

No one really knows how the pandemic will play out from a medical, economic, political, and societal perspective. The answer relates to private equity and the availability of capital to fund acquisitions and the need to deploy this capital. Dry PE powder had almost doubled since the end of 2015, when it stood at $750 billion.

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The essential guide to raising private equity

Growth Business

A private equity investor’s track record in structuring their investments conservatively, supporting sustainable growth at their portfolio companies, and adhering to a set of established investment principles throughout the economic cycle has great importance. That’s not to say that it wasn’t stressful at times!