Private Equity

ESG

Impact funds play the long game

Permanent capital structures can help investors navigate volatility and complex regulation, but convincing limited partners can be slow going.

3 min read · 10 December 2018

What LPs care about most when performing due diligence

A GP's team size, track record and style drift are given significantly greater value than culture, succession planning and the gender pay gap.

3 min read · 06 December 2018

LPs lukewarm on ESG

Only one-third of LPs describe ESG as a major consideration, but that doesn’t tell the full story, pension funds say.

2 min read · 04 December 2018

Naqvi launched last ditch attempt to save Abraaj

The founder submitted a plan in August that included giving up carry and disposing of assets over several years, according to documents seen by PEI.

2 min read · 12 November 2018

UK regulator taps USS exec to drive fee template adoption

The Cost Transparency Initiative – which covers around £180bn of scheme assets – will run a pilot phase to test the new templates and supporting materials until January 2019.

2 min read · 08 November 2018

Monitor Clipper's Evans is on a mission to get more women into PE

The CFO of Monitor Clipper Partners is doing her bit to redress the industry’s problem with diversity.

5 min read · 30 October 2018

Ineffective GP-LP reporting ‘hurts' private equity

Complexity, opacity and a lack of standardisation have slowed efforts to improve reporting, a conference has heard.

2 min read · 16 October 2018

Nordic private equity fights to be heard

Scandinavian private equity is a positive, even if politicians and the public need to be persuaded.

10 min read · 10 October 2018

The value of diversity

Diversity is now recognised as a value-creation driver. Watch market participants talk about what can be done and read the seven steps you need to take to ensure an inclusive workplace.

7 min read · 04 October 2018

Carlyle makes diversity a priority with new hire

The private funds manager hired Kara Helander from BlackRock to lead the effort for a more diverse and inclusionary workplace.

2 min read · 02 October 2018

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