The pandemic has accelerated the number of fund placement executives going in-house.
Shanghai-based Chris Lerner and another senior executive are understood to have left the placement agent and advisory firm in August.
The private equity industry must decide how its long-established fiduciary duty fits with a crisis like this.
Don’t be fooled by the headline numbers; raising private equity funds has become more difficult.
Our annual Africa Special showcases the opportunities ahead for the continent and some large bumps in the road.
The $257bn collected by the 30 firms comprising our latest ranking of the secondaries market's biggest fundraisers could be small fry in years to come.
Offshore charitable trusts are commonly used, but difficult to navigate.
Industry heavyweights have highlighted the need to retain staff to help struggling businesses get back to full speed once economies reopen.
Plunging asset values could cause a wipeout in carried interest for fund managers, pushing them to look for other means of funding commitment to future funds.
The fund finance market is producing innovative solutions to the liquidity crisis, but they come with complexities.