Foreign Direct Investment flows
During the time of COVID-19, Foreign Direct Investment flows are expected to fall by 30% in 2020. Despite the government support and policy measures to help against COVID-19 pandemic, FDI flows are expected to drop. According to the latest report from OECD, FDI could play an important role in supporting economies during and after the […]
Private Equity in CEE overview
Private Equity in South-East Europe is alive and well. There are few talks in media on the recent acquisitions in the South-East region. One of them includes Nikos Stathopoulis, chairman of BC Partners’ portfolio management committee. Moreover, Nikos is also a chairman of Serbia based United Group and leads media and telecoms. Last year, there […]
Changes in the M&A world: Tech sector
While the crisis has not yet passed, M&A discussions are already increasing. Many firms that were once in a stable position last year are now looking for an exit strategy or need to merge for growth or survival. In the latest Economic Outlook chapter, economic experts describe a baseline scenario. In the scenario the pandemic fades in […]
Healthcare M&A Deals in 2020
The health care industry is on an edge and caught up in the middle of a hurricane. With the hospitalizations for COVID-19, revenue that is crucial to the economic growth and stabilization for most hospitals has declined. In addition to directly or indirectly supporting COVID-19 care, health services companies face economic disruptions of uncertain location, […]
Impact of Covid-19 on Valuations and Debt
The extensive economic changes provoked by the COVID-19-crisis have led to some urgent questions regarding the business valuation. In the process of business valuation, one should consider “all significant information that could have been obtained with due care up to the valuation date”. Therefore, business plans within the detailed planning phase would need to be […]
Private Equity and ESG investing
Private equity (PE) asset managers have actively developed products to meet increasing demand in the ESG space. Private equity companies have been waking up to the importance of purpose, responsibility and transparency for the last several years. The pandemic has put these ESG concepts to the top of the agenda. There was an increased interest […]
