Nathan Williams

Non-US LPs in US funds should expect 'additional scrutiny' during reviews and investigations by a beefed-up Committee on Foreign Investment in the US.

The BVCA’s first report on gender equality in private equity found just 6% of senior investment team roles are held by women.

SEC veteran James Reese had been serving as acting chief risk and strategy officer for the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.

Bosco Yiu has joined the firm's private equity practice from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

Reforms to Belgium’s private privak fund structure will make private funds more attractive investment propositions for LPs, according to a leading lawyer in the country.

Guillaume Cavalin has joined Paris-based Idinvest Partners as legal director from Jones Day, the third legal hire the firm had made in 18 months. pfm caught up with Cavalin to get his take on how private equity fund structuring – and LP demands – are changing.

A range of new models to share private equity deal profits between LPs and GPs are being used and they are making it more complicated for LPs to compare fund, according to the managing partner of one law firm.

Patriarch Partners' CEO Lynn Tilton placed three CLO funds into bankruptcy earlier this month, the latest move in a 15-year long saga that has included numerous lawsuits and a victory against the SEC.

The recruitment of Armance Bordes from listed investor Eurazeo underscores the growing trend for private equity firms to recruit dedicated in-house legal advisors.

A loss for the regulator in Lucia v SEC would plunge dozens of cases into uncertainty and could put a halt to the SEC's sanctioning powers.