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Royal Bank of Scotland is pushing ahead with job cuts in its investment banking division, bucking a trend by big banks to delay restructuring plans and cost-cutting during the coronavirus crisis. -
The International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines (Ipev) body has warned funds to take special care over quarter-end reporting and valuation of portfolios, so that marks for sponsor-owned companies reflect as well as they can the devastation of the coronavrius pandemic, rather than the benign conditions prevailing at the start of the year.
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Centerview Partners has appointed ex-Lazard rainmaker Matthieu Pigasse as head of its new French operation, as the boutique advisory firm expands in continental Europe with a 15-strong team.
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Some fear a sorry fate for European private debt funds, as small and medium-sized businesses across the continent struggle to stay afloat amid the devastation caused by Covid-19. Symon Drake-Brockman, founder and managing partner of Pemberton Capital Advisers, one such private debt fund, spoke to GlobalCapital’s Silas Brown about the pandemic and the prospects for private credit in its wake.
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Outrage has erupted among US progressives at efforts from the private equity industry to ensure their portfolio companies get a piece of government support for corporates. The buyout barons don’t do much to endear themselves to the public, but sponsor funds are just another legal vehicle for owning equity — and there’s no point punishing a company for its owners.
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Companies in sectors that lack government support packages are having to weigh moving quickly to secure costly private-sector rescue capital against waiting and hoping governments extend existing bailout or liquidity schemes to them. The cost of Carnival Corp’s $6.25bn package last week showed how expensive private sector cash can be, but many sectors’ prospects of receiving public money are better than the Panama-domiciled cruise company.
