Investor Relations

Nearly eight in 10 limited partners and consultants recalculate fund managers’ track records during due diligence, according to a new survey.

A former fund of funds manager has claimed over $30m in damages due to PCA’s allegedly wrongful recommendations made to CalPERS about the firm.

Annette Wilson left the firm in the summer of 2016; this week her replacement was announced as Credit Suisse’s Andrew Harrison.

Pascal Monteiro de Barros and Charlotte Woltz will maintain the firm’s international client relationships.

The private equity behemoth is actively building channels to access the retail investor market, as 17% of its total capital raised now comes from retail and high-net-worth investors.

Axel Meyersiek joins as a senior partner and will be based in BC Partners’ Frankfurt office.

In their ability to successfully negotiate LPA terms, LPs split into those that can make changes and those that must accept what they are given.  

The head of absolute return and buyout investments at The Wellcome Trust reminds GPs that LPs are looking for a partnership, and that ‘short term greed can destroy a long term relationship’.

Despite perceptions of a move to trim back manager relationships, almost 80% of LPs are looking for new partnerships, surveys find.

Private equity firms are increasingly using subscription lines of credit to boost headline returns.