Finance & Accounting

Fund managers report drawbacks in pricing and processes for their FX operations.

As regulation and voluntary initiatives are starting to create alignment around ESG expectations in private equity, how does the PRI maintain its allure for private equity firms?

Discount levels as high as 30% are unlikely to entice any but the most desperate sellers to approach the secondaries market for liquidity relief.

'There are enough yellow and orange flags, if not red flags, that show valuations may not reflect what an orderly market transaction should reflect.'

Many advisers hold Monday morning monitoring meetings, where they discuss the state of financials. “That’s the information they should be using for valuation.”

Winding up legacy funds and side pocket investment vehicles can improve performance and free up investment capital, outweighing the cost of fairness opinions, writes VRC valuations expert Chad Rucker.

The high cost of operations, capital constraints and an attraction to specialists are all factors driving M&A activity among PE firms.

Getting a second opinion on certain fairness opinions during energy M&A transactions can go a long way to ensuring that the best interest of the company and its stakeholders are met, writes James Hanson of Opportune Partners.

Relying too much on implied value derived from a deal’s price can cause reporting, compensation and other issues for management teams, writes Stout managing director Jeremy Krasner.

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