With clean energy now an established asset class, we asked Foresight partner Dan Wells how to minimise risk.
In an increasingly challenging investment environment, limited partners are concentrating more on market risk profiles to drive improved investments, say Intertrust’s Paul Lawrence and James Ferguson.
Increased complexity in fund management and the rise of technological solutions are leading private equity firms to take a long, hard look at their back and middle office functions, says Emmanuel Raffner of Alter Domus.
As LP demands and regulatory complexity boost outsourcing, Joe Patellaro and Rishi Khanna of SS&C GlobeOp discuss how GPs can select the right service provider and ensure a smooth onboarding process.
GPs must offer investors a more personal experience if they want to maintain a competitive advantage, say Jim Cass and Rich Harland of SEI.
Today’s fund administrators are a far cry from yesterday’s accounting firm spin-offs, offering services from back office outsourcing through to risk management and performance attribution, says Steven Millner of Gen II Fund Services.
In Private Equity International's secondaries roundtable, market participants discuss restructurings, hybrid structures and why European GPs are leading the way.
Baker McKenzie partners Bee Chun Boo and William Holder explain how Chinese managers are contending with stiff competition for assets.
Adapting a US buyout model to China requires patience, local know-how and a willingness to learn from mistakes, says Yichen Zhang, the founder of CITIC Capital
Private equity has a key role to play in helping family-owned businesses find new owners, says Kyle Shaw, the founder of mid-market specialist ShawKwei & Partners.