Nathan Williams

BVCA report highlights PE's gender problem

The lobby group's first report on gender equality in private equity found just 6% of senior investment team roles are held by women.

The BEPS effect

The global initiative is reshaping firm and fund structures.

Performance room: Growing pains

IRRs in China are comparable with those in US and Europe, but a maturing economy is forcing funds to work harder to generate returns.

Idinvest: LPs negotiating ‘harder and harder’ on the LPA

Guillaume Cavalin has joined Paris-based Idinvest Partners as legal director from Jones Day, the third legal hire the firm had made in 18 months. We caught up with Cavalin to get his take on how private equity fund structuring – and LP demands – are changing.

Former PE exec to face SEC fraud charges

A former partner at Hong Kong-based Summitview Capital Management faces charges of insider trading.

Blackstone’s bonuses 75% higher for men than for women

Blackstone, which said the discrepancy was due to three-quarters of its investment team being male, pays men on average 30% more an hour.

New Mexico SIC to validate all GP fees

The $23bn sovereign wealth fund has hired fund services firm Colmore to validate the fees and carry it pays to its managers.

UK to drop outside top 5 in PE country attractiveness after Brexit

The UK will lose its status as the second most attractive destination for private equity investors after Brexit, says a business school report.

The 15-year road to Tilton’s Zohar bankruptcy

Patriarch Partners' CEO Lynn Tilton placed three CLO funds into bankruptcy earlier this month, the latest move in a 15-year long saga that has included numerous lawsuits and a victory against the SEC.

Blackstone sees potential ‘significant adverse effect’ from US tax reform

The investment firm is also concerned by the Trump administration's protectionist policies and potential competition for its credit business.