Fundraising

The US standards body has announced a new statement that is expected to increase auditor pressure for fair value. By David Snow

Cost and capital 2006-11-01 Staff Writer It is often said that in private equity - and in any knowledgeintensive industry - the most important assets go down the elevator each night. This truism is often expressed in the context of a discussion about compensation. In other words, if you don't pay people enou

The GP commitment is not typically a negotiated term, but LPs nevertheless feel it speaks volume about a GPs willingness to put his best ideas into the fund. By Rob Kotecki

Private Equity Manager profiles five limited partnerships that strayed from the terms and conditions norm. Two got away with it, one didn't, and two are about to find out.

With a new $7.8 billion energy fund and a presence in London, Tokyo and Shanghai, First Reserve's office culture is absorbing the fast-breaking expansion.

Hedge funds have taken a stake in Volvo, and now Sweden is in an uproar over…venture capital?

Term insurance 2006-10-01 Staff Writer TheTM October issue of Private Equity Manager is all about terms and conditions, a topic that causes yawns when everything is going well but becomes the subject of intense scrutiny when a partnership hits a bump.<br /><br />We're certain our readers are a fa

FRONTLINE 2006-09-01 Staff Writer Monument boosts European teamMonument Group, an independent private equity placement agent, has hired Laurence Zage as director of its London affiliate. Zage has left Helix where he was vice president and head of research with responsibility fo

In light of strategic and technological advances in the fundraising process, GPs should scrupulously manage the content on their websites.

One private equity firm is taking a creative approach to marketing.