On June 10, 2020, Duff & Phelps held a webinar titled, Coronavirus Update – Impact on Valuing Private Investments at June 30, 2020. In this webinar, speakers discussed key concerns and suggestions for estimating fair value at June 30, 2020 and held polls to understand audience views on several topics. Results from these polls were mentioned in the Buyouts article, “Sentiment grows that Q2 PE marks will prove a strong recovery from dark days.”
The article talked about the PE market’s anticipation for a stronger performance post lockdown and mentioned that, “A Duff & Phelps poll from June found that almost a quarter of respondents expected second-quarter fund net asset values to be up 1 to 5 percent. Another 22 percent anticipated NAVs would be down 6 to 10 percent in Q2.”
Read the full article here.
