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BVCA Summit: LPs weigh in on GPs’ product line extensions

Investors generally welcome the expansion of product offerings, but are wary of misalignment and conflicts of interest in deal allocation.

3 min read · 06 October 2021

Arctos set to close largest first-time PE fund

The firm, which counts Madison Square Garden Company's former CEO as a co-founder, takes passive stakes in sports franchises.

2 min read · 04 October 2021

A Carlyle and CalPERS-led group just changed the ESG game

The weight of the institutions involved and the clarity of the approach suggest that the ESG Data Convergence Project could herald the standardisation of ESG data in private equity.

3 min read · 30 September 2021

Ex-Eaton bosses reunite to launch GP advisory 2.0

Thrive Alternatives has developed proprietary software to advise on primary fundraisings, secondaries transactions and strategic advice mandates.

3 min read · 30 September 2021

SEC’s AMAC urges opening of private funds to retail investors

The commission's Asset Management Advisory Committee has issued a series of recommendations that would help open up the market even wider to retail investors.

3 min read · 29 September 2021

North America flagships, secondaries drive largest funds in market

Vehicles by Carlyle Group, Thoma Bravo and Lexington Partners were among the 10 largest in market as of mid-September, according to PEI data.

2 min read · 27 September 2021

Wellington Management eyes build-out of EMEA alts platform

The alternatives unit of the $1.4trn investment firm wants to put more capital into growth equity, private debt and climate change-focused investments.

4 min read · 27 September 2021

Carry ‘clock’ proposal could kill continuation fund market – Fall Forum panellists

A House bill, as currently written, came as a surprise to the market, as other regulatory, inflation and competitive headwinds abound in private equity.

4 min read · 23 September 2021

MJ Hudson's Eamon Devlin steps down from law firm

Devlin, a prolific commentator and prominent lawyer in the private equity industry, has advised some of the market's biggest players on secondaries, M&A and co-investment deals.

2 min read · 17 September 2021

SEC explores potential reforms around private equity fee, expense disclosure

The SEC under President Biden is expected to take a more aggressive role in regulating and punishing bad practices across corporate America, including private equity.

3 min read · 16 September 2021

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