Freshfields on Grief, Relief in Private Equity: Bloomberg Deals

Hi, it’s Swetha Gopinath in London, speaking with the global co-head of Freshfields’ private capital group. Elsewhere, Bank of America loses its FIG head in Greater China and Dubai is back on the privatization path.

Today’s top stories

• General Atlantic to buy majority stake in Joe & the Juice.

• Origin’s top holder spurns offer to join Brookfield deal.

• PAI raises €7.1 billion for buyout fund, beating target.

• Dubai restarts privatizations with taxi IPO.

Road to recovery

I recently caught up with Charles Hayes, global co-head of the private capital group at law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, for his thoughts on the main trends in private equity—an industry still very ...