Amy Carroll

LPs are generally receptive provided the loans aren’t just an attempt to add leverage.

Climbing interest rates and a reduction in credit elsewhere are spurring demand for NAV loans.

The SEC is ramping up its scrutiny of fees and expenses. Is the private markets industry prepared for what may come next?

If new SEC proposals come into force, it could create a punishing SME funding gap.

Private equity has been slow to embrace the use of artificial intelligence, but data is dominant and those that fail to leverage its power may be left behind

Disagreement over broken-deal fees could spell the end for co-investment if the regulator intervenes

With funds keen to farm out non-core functions, the issue of whether the management company or the fund should be paying outsourcing costs is rising up the agenda

The debate around who pays dead deal fees has entered a new phase.

Private equity’s two and 20 fee structure belies a host of idiosyncrasies, especially how management fees should be handled at the other end of a fund’s life

Our biennial survey shines a light on fees and expenses as the SEC seeks to tighten its grip.