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The pace in Europe for developing routes by which individual investors may access private markets has quickened, and incoming reforms may help accelerate this progress even further, write lawyers from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
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A confluence of market events are fuelling growth in the demand for NAV and hybrid facilities, write lawyers from Reed Smith.
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The pace of deal-making recently is notable and it’s the distinct nature of insurance that’s especially enticing, write lawyers from Debevoise.
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As the economy turns downward and the rationale behind GP-led deals changes, the SEC’s fairness opinion mandate could be a good thing for the secondaries market.
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Covid-19 precipitated record fund financing activity in 2021, and this upward trajectory has no end in sight, writes Justin Partington, group head of funds at IQ-EQ.
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The growing prevalence of PE in Japan has brought a deluge of deals, but that’s not without its downsides, says Ropes & Gray private equity partner and Tokyo office managing partner Tsuyoshi Imai.
In a saturated fundraising market, GPs adopting a consumer mindset in their marketing can achieve a competitive edge, writes Greenbrook's Anna Jerstrom.
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Igor Rozenblit, former co-head of the SEC’s private funds unit, answers questions about the regulator's proposed rules for private funds.
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High-value stakes in private equity firms are increasingly easy to convert into equity and debt, driving firm expansion, own-fund investment and more, write Victor Quiroga and Antoine Dréan of Triago.
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