Jennifer Banzaca

LPs rethink the key person clause

Today’s investors are looking beyond founders and titles to include people truly responsible for performance.

SEC’s reporting overhaul may complicate valuations

A move from quarterly to semiannual reporting could leave PE firms with older public comparables and greater uncertainty.

GPs face growing pressure to modernise

Operational resilience is becoming a strategic priority for managers amid intensifying AI adoption.

LPs leave no stone unturned during background checks

As due diligence intensifies, minor discrepancies or the wrong response during a background check can derail commitments and delay fundraises.

LPs applaud GP efforts on transparency

An SS&C survey points to more frequent reporting and engagement as key drivers of progress.

Portco CFOs disappoint GPs on value creation, finance stewardship

A new survey reveals concerns that finance leaders are weak on the basics and lack urgency on exit readiness.

Sustainability: Back to the bottom line

GPs are revamping their sustainability programmes away from broad mandates and towards tailored initiatives that drive value creation and mitigate risk.

Push to draft AI policies into LPAs

LPs want to know how GPs are using artificial intelligence in fundraising and diligence processes, how they are managing risks and what safeguards they have in place, attorneys say.

Deloitte: Retail appetite for private capital may surge

A Deloitte report forecasts that retail investors’ allocations to private capital could expand to $2.4trn by 2030 in the US.

LP demand grows for waterfall transparency: survey

A CSC survey found that many LPs are pushing back on less transparent waterfall provisions.