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A discussion of the potential bones of contention that arise from private equity fund investors expecting managers to put money into a fund, by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partner Greg Norman and former partner Stephen Sims.

David Tegeler, Nigel van Zyl and Lynn Chan of Proskauer discuss how different tax regimes and laws in Europe, the US and Asia play a role in setting up limited partnership agreements.

CCO and former SEC enforcement branch chief Scott Pomfret gives his advice on carrying out an annual review in this excerpt from The US Private Equity Fund Compliance Companion.

Distribution and negotiation are two key aspects in the economic provisions of any limited partnership agreement. Howard Beber, Scott Jones and Andrew Shore of Proskauer lay out the terminology.

Consultant Gert-Tom Draisma lays out the options in the extract from The Definitive Guide to Carried Interest.

Doug Cornelius of Beacon Capital Partners gives his advice for private equity firms looking for a CCO.

GPs often make concessions in changing fund terms with investors when faced with disruptive events, says Proskauer’s Nigel van Zyl in an extract from The LPA Anatomised.

What type of waterfall structure works best for your firm? Macfarlanes partner Christopher Good gives his input in this extract from The Definitive Guide to Carried Interest.

Managers are pushing the innovation envelope, but what are the operational implications of introducing a semi-liquid wrapper to illiquid assets, asks CITCO's Sam Metland?

The little known ‘low-funded secondary’ can help GPs in the short and long term, writes Vintage's Abe Finkelstein (pictured).