Nicole Miskelly

Agreeing on who foots the bill for SEC examination costs is becoming a constant battle between GPs and LPs, and the situation is unlikely to improve anytime soon.

Fund managers remain torn over whether to use an internal team or a third-party service.

The OECD’s tax avoidance project is giving the private funds industry plenty to think about.

With training, private equity dealmakers can become star performers, says Avi Turetsky, private equity academic and COO of Riverside’s Europe fund.

The launch of the Due Diligence Questionnaire follows that of an equivalent LP-focused document published by the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment initiative in 2015.

The asset manager has opened its first office in the Middle East and has become the first international asset manager to establish a base in Abu Dhabi’s financial free zone.

Ian Sandler, the former chief operating officer at Citadel and Carlyle, has joined the venture capital and private equity firm.

The industry consultant will provide strategic and management advice to LPs and GPs alongside tax and fund administration provider Fund Tax Services.

The alternatives-focused law firm has expanded its service offering by buying an LP-focused investment consultant and GP-focused regulatory and operational services provider.

London-based financing lawyer Paul Stacey has been named as executive partner, while corporate and private equity lawyer David Wittmann has been appointed practice partner.