Dec 21, 2021 Rise of supply chain and inflationary pressures – challenges and opportunities for private equity in 2022 By Elizabeth Todd Ropes & Gray private equity partners Carolyn Vardi, Tsuyoshi Imai and I, alongside finance partner Jay Kim and restructuring partner Ryan...
Dec 20, 2021 Real estate special situations: Investing in studios and sound stages By Samuel Norris Streaming services and downloadable content are fast becoming big business. COVID-19 is driving an accelerated structural shift into...
Dec 14, 2021 Impact of COVID-19 on life sciences and mandatory vaccinations By Lincoln Tsang Key legal issues regarding mandatory vaccinations and COVID-19’s impact on the life sciences industry have been outlined in this Pink...
Dec 13, 2021 Distressed debt and restructuring trends to expect in 2022 By Matthew Czyzyk The European distressed market has been quiet this year. This is a function of ongoing government support, supportive sponsors and...
Dec 08, 2021 Leveraged finance trends to expect in 2022 By Alexander Robb It’s been a relentless year in leveraged finance markets which remained buoyant in 2021, hot on the heels of a booming M&A market and...
Dec 07, 2021 PERE Women in Real Estate Forum 2021: our key takeaways on deal opportunities and where the market is going as we head into 2022 By Harriet Banner Last week, a number of the Ropes & Gray team attended the Women in Private Markets Summit organised by PEI, which included the PERE 2021...
Dec 07, 2021 ESG: Turnaround opportunities By Samuel Norris The message is clear: ESG is going to have transformational effects on businesses. 'Bad' ESG businesses will have three choices: either...
Dec 03, 2021 EU and US announce coordinated sanctions on Belarus By Paige Berges On 2 December, the EU and US announced new sanctions related to Belarus.The EU imposed restrictive measures on an additional 17...
Dec 01, 2021 Updates to OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation call on countries to increase cooperation and give credit for effective compliance programmes By Paige Berges On 26 November, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) adopted a revised Recommendation for Further Combating...
Dec 01, 2021 The ever rising importance of cybersecurity risk management in private equity By Christopher Foo In a recent Real Deals webinar, Edward McNicholas, co-leader of the Ropes & Gray Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity practice, joined industry...