Connor Hussey

The industry remains poised on the cusp of inevitable reform, despite a generally positive view of the political landscape.

The global law firm announced the addition of five private equity partners split between its New York, London, Paris and Munich offices.

Two recent partnerships between fund administrators and technology providers underscore GPs' increasing efforts to offer greater transparency to investors.

As ESG ratings firms begin to hit their stride in private markets, some firms recognize the differences between environment, social and governance initiatives make providing an aggregate rating difficult.

Treasury management solutions have become a bigger part of some firms’ business continuity planning, helping them sustain a ‘work from home’ mode that complicates cash operations, as well as helping them to forecast the months of uncertainty ahead.

Implications to consider when established US managers want to take their operations over the pond and target EU investors directly.

Amendments to the SEC’s auditor independence rule make it easier for firms and their auditors to manage their relationships without violating SEC compliance.

New disclosure and reporting requirements are set to take shape in March 2021 and will have a range of impacts on US PE managers with even minor operations within the bloc.

Large institutional managers with sophisticated data and IT systems are more equipped to handle increased transparency requests from investors, experts say.

The Paris-based firm appointed Jacques-Francois de Prest as its new chief financial officer.