Fundraising

Although public market volatility doesn't have to weigh heavily on companies' December NAVs, GPs ignore it at their peril.

Doug Cruikshank talks with senior editor Toby Mitchenall about the growing asset class: how it works, who it works for and what he thinks it can do for sponsors during an economic slump.

Happily, most private equity firms today are equipped to tackle meetings with portfolio companies, bankers and limited partners virtually.

NAV has its limits when it comes to GP-led secondary pricing; SEC files suit against a pair of investment advisors for alleged breach of fiduciary duty.

KKR signals positioning for the retail market, as big firms prep for an influx of new money while exploring new markets.

The firm's private equity activity in Q4 was mostly in Europe and Asia, totaling a little less than half of $4bn of total investments.

Thoma tells us what he thinks the PE industry needs to do – and what it needs to subject itself to; Panelists at the Forum warn about the potential pitfalls of raising capital overseas.

Managers often complain that LPs ask for data but don’t do anything with it; investors say this is not the case.

Bite-sized wisdom overheard in closed-door sessions at the biggest private equity CFO and COO in the world.

Top fund raises in December; updated agenda for inaugural CFOs & COOs Forum Europe; Chamber of Commerce gives its outlook.