Private Equity

Alignment of Interest

Survey: How carried interest reform could impact PE firms

Private Equity International surveyed 90 fund managers and lawyers to ascertain how the industry could be affected by changes to carried interest.

4 min read · 07 October 2021

Partners Group: Strong carry and higher fees meet in revenue record

Covid-19 catch-up and high demand for quality assets lifted carried interest to a record 39% of revenue in the first half of the year.

2 min read · 10 September 2021

Is private equity a good deal for retail investors?

Jeff Hooke, senior finance lecturer at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, says individual investors will get 'milked for fees' accessing PE.

3 min read · 24 August 2021

SoftBank’s Son shoulders risk with Vision Fund 2 co-investment scheme

The SoftBank chief had received permission for a similar programme in Vision Fund 1 – a plan that was scrapped after colleagues pulled out.

3 min read · 10 August 2021

LPs eye BRG as potential replacement for Novalpina GP

LPs appear to want to appoint a new manager to keep the portfolio running because the investments have performed well so far.

3 min read · 02 August 2021

Novalpina: How a ‘dysfunctional’ power struggle sparked a GP removal vote

Increasingly litigious interactions and overt hostility at Novalpina has increased the appeal of a possible third-party replacement, PEI understands.

5 min read · 29 July 2021

Investec: Increasing fund sizes do not help succession planning for GPs

The average GP commitment as a percentage of the fund was 4.8%, a more than 60% rise from two years ago, according to the latest GP Trends report.

3 min read · 21 July 2021

The quest for impactful governance in private equity

Neil Harper, former CIO of Morgan Stanley AIP Private Markets and chairman of Zamo Capital, and partner Patrick Scheurle outline three ways PE firms can foster true partnerships.

4 min read · 08 December 2020

Management fee discounts disappear from sight

The number of funds coming to market openly offering discounts for early bird commitments or big ticket sizes is dropping, according to research seen exclusively by Private Equity International.

2 min read · 02 December 2020

It’s an investor’s market now. Model LPAs give new managers an edge

Todd Boudreau argues that ILPA’s model LPAs can give emerging managers an edge in a highly competitive market, helping to attract new relationships and reduce the costs and complexities of negotiation.

4 min read · 30 July 2020

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