With the regulation due to come into force next year, PE groups must ready themselves for the compliance challenges that are ahead, according to Jay Modrall, senior counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright.
3 min read · 17 November 2022
Certain types of fintech are likely to fare better than others in a downturn and a strong focus on subsectors and digitalisation could pay dividends, writes Travers Smith private equity partner Genna Marten.
2 min read · 01 November 2022
A market correction for tech company valuations spells opportunity for PE fund investors, writes Keith Button.
5 min read · 01 November 2022
Private markets firms are seeking in-house expertise to oversee their portfolio people needs, writes Dean Terry, head of HR, legal and compliance search at recruitment firm PER.
3 min read · 03 October 2022
The pace of deal-making recently is notable and it’s the distinct nature of insurance that’s especially enticing, write lawyers from Debevoise.
4 min read · 20 September 2022
Competing against the large US buyout firms to attract candidates is no easy feat, but the past year has seen some hiring strategies work out for the mid-market platforms, says Mary Gay Townsend.
3 min read · 01 September 2022
Professor Oliver Gottschalg, head of MJ Hudson’s Fund Performance Analytics team, explains why LPs should focus on whether GPs outperform within their specialist sectors, rather than the wider market.
4 min read · 17 August 2022
New fund structures and solvency requirements could lay the groundwork for a wave of emerging managers in the UK, write Adam Palmer and Andrew Poole of governance consultancy ACA Group.
3 min read · 04 August 2022
PE firms backing medical device businesses should become familiar with EU regulations that are increasing costs and time-to-market, writes Alison Dennis, Taylor Wessing’s co-head of life sciences and healthcare.
3 min read · 01 July 2022
Fundraising in South Korea requires resources, attentiveness and patience, though the country should prove to be fertile ground for the foreseeable future, writes Albert Jun, partner at Monument Group.
4 min read · 30 June 2022
