Sidecar: Increased Foreign Direct Investment Scrutiny – How Are PE Firms Impacted?

08/16/21 • 11 min

The foreign direct investment review landscape around the world is evolving rapidly. In our fifth Sidecar episode, antitrust partner Clemens York and associates Marjolein De Backer and Hrishi Hari discuss how these reviews impact private equity firms, including considerations for transaction structure and timing.

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Sidecar: Rep and Warranty Insurance – Latest Trends and Developments

What is the current state of the rep and warranty insurance market, and what are the recent developments impacting coverage, premiums and exclusions? In our fourth Sidecar episode, Dechert private equity partner Mark Evans and rep and warranty insurance experts Craig Schioppo and Emily Standen from Marsh JLT Specialty discuss how the market has evolved in response to SPACs, secondaries and other trends as well as the impact of synthetic policies and other innovations in the sector.

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Trends in Equity Co-Investments

A critical feature of any co-investment is to ensure alignment with the lead sponsor. How do co-investors protect themselves from potential misalignment, and what are some other key considerations for co-investors in making their investments? Dechert’s Jonathan Kim leads a discussion with AB Private Credit Investors’ Brent Humphries, Ardian’s Patrick Kocsi and Hamilton Lane’s Demetrius Sidberry on challenges, trends and developments related to equity co-investments.