Investors don’t believe more women staffers will help returns, but do believe it benefits the firm’s internal team dynamics, Coller Capital’s latest LP survey found
2 min read · 15 December 2014
The buyout firm reportedly put a stop to accelerated monitoring fees to appease investors
2 min read · 08 October 2014
A good portion of fund managers don’t keep track of major SEC investigations, research shows.
2 min read · 26 August 2014
Benchmarking investment performance in private equity often produces misleading results, as the industry continues to make only slow progress towards adopting a global returns measurement standard.
2 min read · 04 June 2014
<p>Consultants shifting administration costs to LPs are part of the SEC's investigation into 'hidden fees' , revealed the agency's top examiner Andrew Bowden at PEI's Private Fund Compliance Forum.</p>
3 min read · 09 May 2014
A think tank of industry players has developed a list of straight-forward questions for LPs to use when evaluating GPs’ responsible investment practices.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Castle Harlan’s one day flip of a Canadian mining company has resulted in an eight-figure fine for Australian trade buyer Bradken.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
A federal judge refused to dismiss a case alleging some of the world’s top LBO firms colluded on mega-deals made during the industry’s golden era, but said plaintiffs have fallen short of proving an overarching conspiracy.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
US firms are once again gearing up for a fight on the tax deductibility of interest paid on debt as Congress considers ways to afford a cut in the corporate tax rate.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
With carried interest tax clearly back on legislators' agendas, the Private Equity Growth Capital Council recently released a whiteboard video defending carry's capital gains status.
3 min read · 22 January 2014
