In “Capital calls look set to increase as firms try to weather coronavirus crisis,” Private Equity News examines how private equity managers are moving towards calling capital earlier and more frequently to pay down debt.  While the funds are paying down their subscription credit lines with a view towards using them at a future date, investors may prefer that the funds rely on the credit lines to extend the time before a capital call is made. Meanwhile, some analysts expect an increase in short-term financing as funds preemptively use their capital call facilities due to concerns that investors may not be able to pay when the funds issue their capital calls. The article is available here.