Private Equity
Offshore charitable trusts are commonly used, but difficult to navigate.
2 min read · 27 August 2020
Industry heavyweights have highlighted the need to retain staff to help struggling businesses get back to full speed once economies reopen.
2 min read · 20 August 2020
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.
2 min read · 06 August 2020
The fund finance market is producing innovative solutions to the liquidity crisis, but they come with complexities.
3 min read · 16 July 2020
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.
3 min read · 09 July 2020
What did we learn about private equity amid the unfolding of a pandemic?
2 min read · 02 July 2020
The Neuberger Berman unit’s management-fees securitisation this week shows GPs are coming up with novel ways to give liquidity.
3 min read · 25 June 2020
A new paper argues LPs are turning a blind eye to high fees and mediocre performance in their PE portfolios. Is this a fair assessment?
3 min read · 18 June 2020
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.
3 min read · 11 June 2020
The leaders of some of the most prominent firms have spoken out about discrimination.
2 min read · 04 June 2020