Co-investment rights in private equity funds: Here to stay

Institutional investors are increasingly looking for direct deal opportunities. For private equity firms, what does it mean when your investor client becomes your competitor? According to Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Partners Mary Abbott and John Groenewegen, it means allowing co-investment rights (and accompanying lower fees) in the hope that large limited partners will decide not to invest directly but rather be alongside the fund as a co-investor.

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