How Covid-19 could reshape private equity fundraising

The coronavirus outbreak has inevitably hit the amount of money both raised and deployed by private equity managers. It also raises important questions for asset owners around how the industry will move forward. General partners are far less likely to invest if they can’t meet a company’s management team or touch a physical asset. Consequently, the need to raise cash is not so urgent right now – and in any case, clients, or limited partners, may be less inclined to commit capital …