Commentary

Thought leadership from the private equity industry’s leading voices including legal experts, industry veterans, asset class specialists and academics.

The fund finance market is producing innovative solutions to the liquidity crisis, but they come with complexities.
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Uncertainty over valuations, the denominator effect and LP defaults could be on the cards in the second half of a very unusual year for the private equity industry.
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Perceived challenges in the debt markets this year and the uncertainty around the route back from covid-19 makes group deals a viable alternative, writes Mayer Brown's James West.
Regulators are seeking to remove barriers to fintech innovation while also protecting consumers, write Benjamin Lyon and John Young, international counsels at Debevoise & Plimpton.
The Neuberger Berman unit’s management-fees securitisation this week shows GPs are coming up with novel ways to give liquidity.
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GPs and LPs need to be realistic and flexible to reconstruct alignment in the most challenging of situations, write executives from the boutique investment advisory firm.
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Private equity firms need to take a different approach when communicating with LPs and employees during the covid-19 crisis, writes communications firm Greenbrook’s Andrew Honnor.
Fund managers won’t be happy with every recommendation the LP body is making, but in a more challenging market environment investors will surely welcome the extra disclosure.
The leaders of some of the most prominent firms have spoken out about discrimination.
Private equity sponsors may find themselves in need of capital due to the covid-19 crisis. Enter: the secondaries market.
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