February 2019 issue

Riverside chief information officer Eric Feldman tells pfm about his unusual route to private equity and leveraging data.

They need to zero in on their specific fund’s focus before contemplating what the outcome of any type of Brexit vote will mean to them, Robert Mirsky, head of EisnerAmper’s asset management group and head of EisnerAmper UK, tells pfm

The domicile will remain attractive to private equity fund managers looking to market vehicles in all or parts of the European continent, regardless of Brexit’s effect on the national private placement regime, Elliot Refson, business development director for funds at Jersey Finance, explains to pfm

Chief technology officer Raymond Schnidrig on the $78bn firm’s use of the tools at its disposal.

Details from sister publication Private Equity International’s Perspectives study reveals investors’ thoughts on fees, fund restructuring and ESG.

Add-on acquisitions dropped notably in the first half of 2018, a report reveals.

CFOs have a vital role in ensuring good reporting and are increasingly called on to meet LPs.

An SEC ruling on email monitoring has done little to clarify the limits of compliance chiefs’ liability.

In this extract from Private Equity Mathematics, Ivan Herger lays out the potential models for the J-curve.

Some GPs think it’s impossible to predict fees and expenses for the restructuring and extension of a fund, so they would rather not include it in their LPAs.

The 2018 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix covering 200 countries and territories found that Somalia, Libya, Venezuela, Chad and Turkmenistan are riskiest.

Investors can find it helpful to meet CFOs during the due diligence process, especially when it comes to concerns related to fees and expenses.

SocGen’s dispute with some Abraaj LPs over an unpaid facility could have far-reaching consequences for the fund finance industry.

The Enforcement Division has lost 10 percent of its staff over a two-year period.

US funds often offer a no-fault suspension of the investment period, which is relatively rare in European funds, according to a report from MJ Hudson.

30% of professionals said that their vesting schedule lasts more than five years, according to a survey by Heidrick and Struggles.

Private equity firms with limited resources can take measures without spending heavily to ensure that their data is protected, writes Phil Chambers.

Political stability is healthy for the economy, Delos Capital’s Sanjay Sanhoee says

Defaults on subscription credit facilities have been a rarity; Abraaj’s unwinding will provide useful insight into how these scenarios play out.

The regulator will be monitoring firms that manage both mutual funds and private funds to check for allocation conflicts. PE firms should take note.