Expert or Arbitrator? — PE Pathways Podcast
Private Equity VS Real Estate Transactions | #3 Real Estate Valuations Explained
Global Capital Markets Update with Kroll
Why is a 409A Valuation Important?
Scrutiny Increasing On Energy Private Equity Valuation
RCG Webinar | Where's the Beef?
Jones Day Presents: Strategies for Dealing with the IRS: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Investment Management Update – Exit Strategies
E7: The DataSmart Method of Valuing Data Assets
M&As – Novation and Recertification
Episode 014: Business Divorce Stories: Business Appraiser Tony Cotrupe and Attorney Jeff Eilender
Episode 12: Forensic Analyses in Valuation – Interview with Jaime d’Almeida of Duff & Phelps
Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Time Lawyers Pricing Themselves Out
Valuation – How to Assess Funding Options as a Start-up
Our second quarter 2025 corporate venture capital (CVC) survey indicators continue to show challenging market conditions. However, valuations are on the rise in surveyed transactions. In this survey, we track investment...more
US take-private transactions have provided a reliable channel for PE capital deployment in a volatile buyout market where early momentum in 2025 cooled in the second quarter....more
Private equity (PE) sponsors are increasingly seeking to broaden their investor base by offering retail access to traditionally institutional-only funds. Recently, statements by the SEC indicated the SEC staff will no longer...more
After a rocky past six months, there is cautious optimism that merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is beginning to unfreeze. For much of the past year, there have been mismatched expectations around valuations and limited...more
In a typical bull market, private equity sponsors exit out of portfolio assets through IPOs, strategic sales and sponsor-to-sponsor buyouts. But the 2025 deal market has proven to be neither typical nor robust....more
This publication focuses on the key issue currently facing managers of open-ended real estate funds offered to institutional investors: the difficulty of striking reliable valuations of properties under the economically...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has published the findings of its multi-firm review of valuation processes for private market assets. This review follows the highlighting of vulnerabilities in private markets stemming,...more
The yield curve has long been a closely watched indicator of economic health. When the yield curve inverts, meaning short-term interest rates exceed long-term rates, it is often seen as a harbinger of an impending recession....more
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Robert Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series of conversations with M&A experts....more
Startup founders are constantly seeking ways to gain a competitive edge and secure their place in the market, including positioning their company as an attractive acquisition target from the very beginning. While building a...more
Lately there has been some skepticism regarding the stability of cryptocurrencies. This may be in part due to the spectacular Q3/Q4 crypto had in 2022 after a meteoric rise earlier that year. With the disclaimer that I am an...more
Valuation practices will continue to be the subject of disputes. Particularly in times of economic disruption and market volatility, buyers and sellers are more likely to have substantial differences of opinions on valuation,...more
A mix of surging Covid cases, the renewed restrictions and shutdowns they’ve prompted, and the unlikelihood of more virus stimulus any time soon sent stocks sharply down to start the week, with the S&P 500 charting its...more
In recent years, market participants have watched with interest from across the Atlantic as U.S. out-of-court liability management and restructuring transactions moved material assets out of the creditors' collateral pools,...more
With the continuing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe, its full implications remain unknown. For OTC derivatives market participants, COVID-19 raises a number of considerations that firms should take into...more
The Drop in Oil was Perhaps the ‘Final Straw’ for U.S. Credit Markets, Strategist Says - "The credit market is sensitive to moves in oil because a 'very large portion' of high-yield bonds in America are issued by...more
The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its consequential January meeting yesterday, giving us (and Wall Street) the skinny on its new policy course that shifted from gradual regular rate hikes to a wait-and-see...more
You’ll remember Snap’s highly anticipated March IPO as a splashy affair, with a valuation in the $30+ billion range and a relatively consistent stock price. Well, reality hit hard yesterday, as Snap announced a $2.2 billion...more
It’s been far from a smooth ride for Uber over the past few weeks. And Friday’s revelation that the ride-sharing company’s been using a tool called “Greyball” to mine and use app data to “deceive the authorities in markets...more
A collection of corporate heavy hitters are betting big on the blockchain technology behind bitcoin rival Ethereum to build a computing system to track data and financial contracts. The project is seen by some as a way to...more
Private investment funds and advisers are likely to face new regulatory challenges and increased litigation risks in 2017, not only because of a change in the administration, but also because many advisers have not corrected...more
This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more