Limited Partners

At a turbulent time for the industry, LP opinions are more important than ever. Here are the charts from Private Equity International’s Perspectives Survey that reveal what they think of today’s major talking points.

The country’s mid-tier lenders are piling into the asset class in a bid to generate additional business opportunities in their respective locales.

Preparation for a downturn, fund terms, private equity's 'licence to operate', climate change and retail investors were standout topics in the firm's latest investor survey.

Jennifer Choi, managing director of industry affairs for the Institutional Limited Partners Association, shares advice for smaller LPs and thoughts on fee transparency, and discusses recent and upcoming ILPA initiatives.

LPs are still wary about change of control and alignment of interest in the growing GP stakes market.

In its eighth year, Perspectives is Private Equity International’s annual study of institutional investors’ approach to alternative asset classes.

WLPs are lapping up mega-funds and emerging managers, making life tough for mid-market players seeking to raise capital, says Mounir Guen, chief executive officer of MVision.

The $78.46bn pension made the commitments in September, but staff says they failed to agree on terms with KPS.

ILPA’s Jennifer Choi discusses what GPs should be doing with their ESG data.

High valuations on entry and an onerous fee burden are causing investors to look elsewhere.