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Private equity firms face some complex legal and compliance issues if they want to expand into credit funds, write Jason Brown, Jessica O’Mary and Catherine Skulan of Ropes & Gray
Thinking of starting a private equity or venture capital fund? Now is the time to get into the alternative investment game. While launching a first or even a second fund can be exciting, yet challenging at the same time, the recent swell in would-be managers is proof that the fund forecast is healthy. Improving market […]
Prudential Portfolio Management Group's head of alternatives shares his thoughts on challenging GPs over subscription finance.
Sponsors indulge in two very different fantasies when forming a successor fund. The first is to clone their predecessor Limited Partnership Agreement, change the date and the Roman numeral and be done with it. The second is to revise every longstanding, suboptimal provision and finally be governed under documents that say what they wished. Neither […]
Big changes to the taxation of cross-border investment activity by private equity funds are coming into view.
The last 12 months may end up in the history books as a watershed moment for fair value reporting, says David Larsen of Duff & Phelps
The message to lawmakers is simple: do not harm a long-standing, proven catalyst for business success, says the industry body's president and chief executive.
For managers about to launch a new vehicle, now is a perfect time to review their Limited Partnership Agreement, says Joseph Smith of Schulte Roth & Zabel
Across the infrastructure sector, technological advances are changing the way managers approach their assets. Duncan Symonds, European director of asset management for IFM Investors, believes adjusting to this landscape is essential if you want to thrive and not only survive in the sector in the years to come.