Coronavirus

The chief executive of the Maryland-based manager expects a plethora of off-market opportunities to arise from pandemic-related distress.

Our senior editorial teams covering PE, private debt, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries discuss the latest in how private markets are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus: ways firms are helping people out in the crisis.

The pension is still open to investing in real estate funds but expects the execution to be slower due to covid-19.

The firm believes a coronavirus-driven increase in online shopping will help to accelerate e-commerce penetration in the country over the next few years.

Departing CIO John Skjervem acknowledged that OPERF is losing money but is still likely to outperform its peer group due to its diversified portfolio.

With tenants now defaulting on rent payments, new regulations will play a critical role in lowering the number of casualties in the industry.

The Danish pension fund says it has benefited from its relatively high exposure to real estate during a time of coronavirus-induced market unrest.

The refusal by tenants to pay rent under a covid-19 lockdown has raised the fear of creating a ‘cascading effect’ among related contractual parties.

The sovereign wealth fund finalized a $150m commitment to the sector after entering into discussions at the end of last year.

Two European LPs have already defaulted on capital calls, and more are rumored, as LPs get hit with a one-two punch of large, often early capital calls and drying up distributions.