Silver Lake’s coronavirus bets: a make-or-break moment for Egon Durban

The private equity firm’s bold investments in tech and travel could struggle if the pandemic lingers

Financial Times Jun 5, 2020

In late March, as the coronavirus pandemic was grinding global travel to a halt, Airbnb chief executive Brian Chesky was forced to shelve preparations for a stock market listing and urgently seek a financial lifeline for the turbulent months ahead. Rather than call on the venture capital firms that helped the travel lodging business grow…

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