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TIMELINE: What Abraaj did, according to the SEC

A timeline shows what Abraaj and founder Arif Naqvi are alleged to have done regarding the misappropriation of capital from its 2015-vintage Growth Markets Health Fund, according to the US regulator's complaint.

1 min read · 12 April 2019

PE firms aren’t playing around with pay-to-play ahead of mid-term vote

Ballots are set for 6 November, and firms are reminding their employees about rules relating to campaign contributions.

3 min read · 25 October 2018

UBS: GPs are better prepared for next downturn

A more diverse market and better quality GPs will make a repeat of 2007 softer, according to senior executives at the bank.

2 min read · 03 July 2018

Fund domiciles: Jockeying for position

As the deadline for the UK to leave the EU approaches, Ireland and Luxembourg are winning the race to be the domicile of choice for London-based managers.

6 min read · 03 June 2018

Why China funds are forced to look overseas

Baker McKenzie partners Bee Chun Boo and William Holder explain how Chinese managers are contending with stiff competition for assets.

5 min read · 30 April 2018

LISTEN: The top litigation risks for private funds in 2018

Proskauer’s Tim Mungovan and Josh Newville talk about the key litigation risks for private equity this year, including litigation funding and cyber-breaches.

1 min read · 26 April 2018

Former PE exec to face SEC fraud charges

A former partner at Hong Kong-based Summitview Capital Management faces charges of insider trading.

2 min read · 12 April 2018

The bear, the bull and return on investment: PE’s climb to the top

A decade on from the financial crisis, private equity is thriving. Its renaissance owes much to the resilience of global markets and the ability of fund domiciles such as the Cayman Islands to adapt to new regulatory models, write Caroline Williams and Jason Allison from Walkers

10 min read · 28 March 2018

For private funds, the beginning is in the end

GPs need to show they can handle their end-of-life funds when raising a new fund.

3 min read · 26 March 2018

Should end of life be a new beginning?

Negotiations and arrangements for the remaining portfolio can prove fiendishly complicated when a fund approaches the end of its term. Julie Corelli of Pepper Hamilton considers the challenges

10 min read · 25 March 2018

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