First published on the BSPE blog By Dorina Barna and Boris Mihaylov LBO stands for Leveraged Buyout and refers to the purchase of a company while using a significant amount of debt to finance the transaction. Usually, the assets of the company being acquired and sometimes those of the acquiring company are
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Overview of the Leveraged Finance business
First published on the BSPE blog By Konstantin Barakos Introduction What is Leveraged Finance? It’s actually fairly straightforward – the answer is right there in the name! Leveraged finance describes a corporate acquisition financed through leverage. End of story; roll credits. Ok, since I brought up the term credits, I should mention that Leveraged Finance participants
Reverse Merger – A true alternative to an IPO?
First published on the BSPE blog By Nikolas Huber and Luca Politi Introduction Almost everyone, even when only distantly connected to the topic of shares and stock, has heard about IPOs. Summarized an IPO is a process for a private company to become a public one. But not every private company that wants to
Riding the wave of consolidation: Private Equity and the Payment Industry
First published on the BSPE blog By Florian Kramer & Konstantin Brandt Over the past two decades, the global payments industry has been subject to significant changes in both its underlying market drivers, and also in its competitive landscape. Driven by rising e-commerce volumes, an increasing demand for digital payment solutions and
Q1 2020 EMEA PE-backed M&A Roundup
By Matteo Lana, Francesco Biondo and Antonio Gagliardi As economy insiders know: Q1 2020 will be remembered as one of the darkest periods in the history of capitalism. As Covid-19 spreads worldwide, countries established lockdowns which result in real economic slumps. Despite this, it is clear that as things stand we
Pocket Aces for (Distressed) PE?
By Stefan Larsen Loan sharks and bookies are famed for having little patience for outstanding debts – we learned this from Tony Soprano and almost every character portrayed by Joe Pesci. Ironically however, the script appears to have been flipped for their legal counterparts today. In the carnage that was March’s public markets, no
PE & VC Trends in LATAM
By Adem Abbas and Fabrizio Coccaro Initially posted on the BSPEC blog Introduction Last year, many investors began noticing Latin America for their large private equity and venture capital deals, often backed by the SoftBank group. With 20% of Softbank’s fund portfolio invested into countries such as Mexico and Colombia due to their
ESG Investing: Will Private Equity Firms Refocus on Stakeholder Value?
By Arun Maganti Initially posted on the BSPEC blog ESG (Ethical, Social, and Governance) investing has become much more prevalent as of late. Private equity firms, which have often been portrayed in a negative light due to aggressive leveraged buyouts and “vulture capitalism,” have recently been pushing for ethical investments. But is
Walgreens-Boots LBO
By Thor Höfs and Jakob Jones Initially posted on the BSPEC blog With a market capitalization of over $52 billion and a prominent position in the American, British, and global pharmaceutical market, the Walgreens Boots Alliance is now at the center of what could be the largest leveraged buyout in history. The
Bridge Loans in Private Equity
By Boris Mihaylov and Konstantin Ba Initially posted on the BSPEC blog The world of private equity requires funds to react immediately to potential purchase opportunities. But what if an attractive opportunity arises during the draw down period and the funds required exceed the sum of collected commitments? Bridge loans (appropriately labeled