Private Equity
The secondaries market is more seller-friendly than ever, allowing sponsors to push terms that surprise even seasoned pros. This is unlikely to last.
2 min read · 12 November 2020
Investors cannot afford to ignore a GP set that has largely outperformed industry benchmarks, even during a pandemic.
2 min read · 05 November 2020
Live sporting events have been some of the most disrupted due to covid-19, and yet private equity is still betting on big returns from the sector.
3 min read · 29 October 2020
The non-prosecution agreement signed by Robert Smith keeps him out of court, but the next test will be investors’ tolerance of tax evasion.
3 min read · 22 October 2020
The pandemic has accelerated the number of fund placement executives going in-house.
2 min read · 15 October 2020
Shanghai-based Chris Lerner and another senior executive are understood to have left the placement agent and advisory firm in August.
2 min read · 11 October 2020
The private equity industry must decide how its long-established fiduciary duty fits with a crisis like this.
2 min read · 08 October 2020
Don’t be fooled by the headline numbers; raising private equity funds has become more difficult.
3 min read · 24 September 2020
Our annual Africa Special showcases the opportunities ahead for the continent and some large bumps in the road.
2 min read · 17 September 2020
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.
2 min read · 03 September 2020
