Yolanda Bobeldijk

Fund managers stuck in the past and only focused on financial engineering ‘aren’t going to be around for much longer’, the TPG co-founder said at PEI's Responsible Investment Forum.

The Stockholm-headquartered firm – which distributed €2.1bn to LPs last year – says it wants to set an example by becoming more transparent.

As the global pool of capital available to private equity has dried up, some GPs are having to shrink their business. But what are the potential pitfalls of scaling back like this?

The Swiss firm, which believes the industry could do more on ESG, is implementing a third-party tool to measure responsible investment issues in its portfolio companies.

UK-based portfolio companies feel GPs are more willing to provide capital than traditional lenders, but tensions can arise at the time of exit, PwC’s annual survey on private equity-backed companies has found.

Investors are willing to forgive the region’s exposure to EU systemic risk for fund managers with the right track records, delegates heard at a recent industry conference.

Fidelity Growth Partners Europe’s Simon Clark, who will become the BVCA’s annual chairman next month, aims to be 'engaged in the European regulatory debate'.

Chancellor George Osborne said in his budget speech Wednesday the government will ‘make changes to limited partnerships to more effectively accommodate their use for private equity investments’.

Private equity-owned companies unable to repay pre-crisis leveraged loans could lead to widespread defaults, according to Bank of England, which also said the industry could play a role in restructuring companies in difficulty.

Better Capital's Jon Moulton used a speech at London's Cass Business School to lament the state of the private equity industry and offer his thoughts on why an executive's marriage record can be valuable information for GPs.