Regulation

The Chinese dream, original innovation and US-China politics are changing the mosaic of the world – private market investors need to catch up, writes Jackson Chan.

Information asymmetry is growing as more administrative costs are being shifted away from the management fee and directly charged to LPs as expenses.

Whether it’s tenders, intervals, evergreens or hybrids, the private funds industry is seeing a re-emergence of novel fund structures. We spoke to managers and service providers trying to tap a growing base of investors.

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

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

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.

Private equity fund advisers welcoming foreign investors who can potentially exercise certain control in buyout deals involving portfolio companies may well spur a filing.

Managers in the mid-market and beyond are increasingly turning to outsourcing, say Sanne Group’s Marie Measures and Stacey Relton, leading to more scrutiny on tech and cybersecurity capabilities.

Indian pensions have been given the nod to participate in alternative investment funds for the first time.

Morgan Stanley said in a recent report it expects 'additional high-net-worth allocations to represent around $1.5trn of AUM by 2025'.