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Portfolio finance can offer additional investment firepower or a source of liquidity, both of which are in high demand in the fallout from the pandemic, explains Augustin Duhamel.
The secondaries market will play an important role in rejuvenating the economy, and its role will be more flexible, innovative and sophisticated than it has been in past crises.
Dan Nolan of Duff & Phelps discusses how technology adopted from hedge funds can be used to contain the damage of the crisis.
The growth of the secondaries market has halted, though certain segments remain open to LPs and GPs, according to Andrew Gulotta of Sixpoint Partners and DLA Piper's Adam Tope.
Compared with 2008, the secondaries market is better positioned for a swift recovery, writes Triago managing partner Mathiéu Drean.
Access to incremental debt capital can support follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies to preserve or enhance fund NAV, writes David Philipp of Crestline Investors.
GPs should be aware of right of first refusal clauses and PTP issues when processing transfer requests from LPs brought about by the covid-19 crisis.
Law firm Stephenson Harwood's Gabriel Boghossian and Sarah de Ste Croix outline three points of contention and practical steps to ensure effective LPAC operations.
The best way to determine if net asset values reflect reality is to perform a fundamental valuation of each of the individual assets in GP-led process, writes Duff & Phelps's David Lee.
Four lawyers from Paul Hastings describe the implications of IRS regulations that affect secondaries market participants.