Committed Capital
With private equity firms sitting on record levels of dry powder, opportunities for PE investment and dealmaking still abound. Yet complexities surrounding valuation, due diligence and financing are at an all-time high. Hosted by members of Dechert’s Private Equity practice, Committed Capital explores current issues and trends affecting PE globally, featuring conversations with leaders from across the industry.
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Committed Capital
European PE Funds Expanding into the U.S. – A New Trend in Globalization?
Today’s private equity market is considered to be a broad and highly globalized industry, historically driven by U.S. and U.K. firms expanding into Continental Europe and Asia. Of late, a number of European PE funds have expanded into the U.S. What are some of the key drivers behind this trend?
Dechert’s Dominik Stühler leads a discussion with EQT Partners’ Eric Liu and Hg Capital’s Steve Burn-Murdoch on the primary aspects making the U.S. market an attractive space for European funds, as well as some of the associated challenges and risks.