Amy Carroll

GPs get hands-on with secondaries

As traditional private equity houses enter the secondaries market en masse, more GPs are building up their capabilities to run ‘DIY’ continuation vehicle processes in-house.

Fee inconsistencies drive confusion in co-investing

The fee treatment of co-investments varies dramatically from fund to fund.

ESG a legal minefield in disunited States

Increasingly disparate approaches to the role of ESG in investing – both within the US and relative to other markets – raise fresh challenges for responsibly minded investors.

Private markets' (il)liquidity problem

Evergreen structures, sophisticated capital pacing models and the use of fund finance have all helped make private markets more accessible, but these remain fundamentally illiquid asset classes

The hunt for fund finance talent

There are concerns that a lack of expertise could curtail the growth of the fund finance market.

Inside the expanding world of NAV loans

From limited partners to continuation vehicles, the borrower cohort for NAV finance is widening.

What the democratisation of private markets means for fund finance

The industry is questioning whether retail investors can offer sub line lenders the security they require.

Creating an ownership culture

Some of the world’s biggest private equity firms are taking employee engagement and talent management to the next level with broad-based equity ownership programmes.

Inconsistencies over co-investment fees

The fee treatment of co-investment continues to vary dramatically from fund to fund.

The secrets to being the perfect co-investment partner

A well-thought-out strategy can put you first in line as the partner of choice for your favourite GPs, according to participants at PEI's latest sponsored co-investment roundtable.