Graham Bippart

Graham Bippart

News & Analysis

What wasn’t (mostly) talked about at FFA Europe

Registrants broke through triple digits at the industry organisation’s London event, where the mood was optimistic, though the near-term future is filled with uncertainties.

5 min read · 09 May 2024

Managers

NEXUS 2024 Preview: ILPA takes on NAV, PFA rules

The industry group representing private equity LPs is readying guidance for NAV facility reporting, set to be released in April, and faces parsing the SEC’s Private Fund Adviser rules package without input from the regulator while the rules face litigation.

4 min read · 29 February 2024

News & Analysis

Borrowers turn to new approaches as sub lines are snipped

The fall of three major lenders to private equity GP borrowers across the AUM spectrum means sub lines may be harder to get for some; and yet, the market has already begun to adapt.

8 min read · 13 June 2023

Editor's View

Takeaways from the CFOs & COOs Forum Europe

Insights, service provider recommendations and titbits of wisdom from our event in London this week.

3 min read · 17 November 2022

Managers

SEC is already holding ESG-focused examinations

The Securities and Exchange Commission has conducted examinations of managers focused solely on their ESG policies and procedures, says one person with knowledge of an exam.

2 min read · 23 September 2022

Managers

The future of PE: Pain is likely; financial crisis, maybe not

Investors are in for a long-overdue reunion with more pedestrian performance and other adverse outcomes of the evolving economic situation. The coming PE-induced financial crisis predicted by some is harder to see.

6 min read · 14 September 2022

News & Analysis

Non-bank lenders don napkins for expected syndication surge

Banks hitting concentration limits and syndicating deals, insurance companies coming in as both buyers and lenders, and even rising interest rates all point to a bigger slice of market for non-banks.

3 min read · 06 July 2022

Managers

How a hacker faked a CEO's voice to try to defraud a fund

Compliance pros shared their real-life nightmare scenarios at PEI’s Private Funds Compliance Forum in New York.

5 min read · 26 May 2022

News & Analysis

Close-call cybersecurity nightmares (and tips for better sleep) – PFC Forum

LPs will blame compliance officers for cybersecurity breaches and close calls, even if they caused them.

5 min read · 25 May 2022

News & Analysis

Subscription credit lines: Where has the ‘white glove’ service gone?

Higher staff turnover and changes in risk appetite at lenders have accompanied an evolution into a more transparent subscription credit line market.

6 min read · 28 September 2021

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