Anatomy Of A
Private Equity Deal

The private equity exit market is more selective than it has been in years. Buyers are demanding, financing conditions remain tight and exit windows open and close with little warning....

Accellency had the pleasure of being a key speaker at France Invest IR Breakfast, where we presented our perspective on the evolving role of Investor Relations, shared our systematic 8-step...

Accellency was honoured to attend the annual Gala dinner of the Fondation des Femmes, a particularly special edition this year marking ten years of action and mobilisation for women’s rights....

When preparing to exit an infrastructure asset, one question should be systematically addressed : is the equity story about resilience and yield or growth ?  While investors typically turn to...

The share prices of listed software companies have fallen sharply this week as investors fear the impact of competition from AI on pricing and margins. Many software companies in private...

Recent equity market volatility presents an investor relations opportunity for the many overlooked listed companies, particularly in unloved sectors & regions. Volatility is inevitable as markets grapple with the difficult...

The market narrative around AI has largely focused on disruption: AI-native challengers, falling barriers to entry, commoditisation risk, and increasing pressure on SaaS pricing models. Although these are crucial dynamics...

This week, CalPERS became the first US pension fund to adopt TPA as an investment model, replacing the Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) model which still dominates the industry. TPA advocates...

Everybody’s talking about private credit. It’s making big headlines and unsettling some market participants — yet the overall quality of the asset class remains strong, and demand continues to grow....

The outlook for the buyout industry looks a lot healthier than you might think. Despite the negative commentary around deal volume, exits and fundraising, we see good reasons to be positive. Reality...

Sentiment at last week’s IPEM conference in Paris was a lot more positive than in the past few years.  Diaries were noticeably busier at Europe’s flagship gathering for private markets...

Quarterly reporting – a presidential challengeIt’s not every day that the world’s most powerful person takes a keen interest in… financial reporting. This week, President Trump reiterated his view that...

IPOs are back. 7 companies are expected to list in New York this week. Many IPO processes were postponed by economic uncertainty and market volatility earlier in the year, resulting...

Uncertainty is the only certainty in markets today. The result is that managers, owners and their advisors may need to be exit ready for longer periods of time, so they...

Equity research has arrived in the private markets, with J.P. Morgan releasing its first report on OpenAI last week. We expect that many other banks will soon start to do...

For every dealmaking action, there should be an equal and opposite reaction....

Traditional media training programmes for financial professionals usually fail to create sustainable improvements. This leaves both participants and their learning & development managers disappointed. Why doesn’t media training work? In...

How does investor relations create value in a time of extreme uncertainty? The tariff announcements have already caused market uncertainty comparable to a global pandemic or a banking crisis. Here...

US stock market listings aren’t driving higher valuations for European companies. This is the finding of recent analysis produced by the London Stock Exchange aimed at “mythbusting” common misconceptions about...

A clear equity story can help buyout-owned companies get exit ready and deliver a successful sales process at an attractive valuation. By focusing on exit preparations, leading GPs are taking...