Commentary

Thought leadership from the private equity industry’s leading voices including legal experts, industry veterans, asset class specialists and academics.

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Law firm Stephenson Harwood's Gabriel Boghossian and Sarah de Ste Croix outline three points of contention and practical steps to ensure effective LPAC operations.
Simon Witney, special counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton, says he doesn't see ESG and financial returns as a trade-off.
As the European Commission seeks to update AIFMD, Cyril Demaria of Wellershoff & Partners urges the sector to come up with counter-proposals for the sake of the industry and economic growth.
Coronavirus
The coronavirus epidemic could not have come at a worse time for domestic PE firms, some of which have already been struggling on the fundraising trail.
A combination of indebtedness and tanking oil and gas prices led to Southland's bankruptcy, not its valuation process.
Diversity in private equity
Diversity dominated discussion at IPEM 2020 in Cannes – but will these words turn into action?
Some of the key talking points and takeaways from the largest gathering of private equity finance and operations professionals.
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More than 600 delegates are gathering in New York next week for a jam-packed agenda at the world’s pre-eminent event for finance and operations chiefs.
Alex Green, Macfarlanes
Reinvesting in a company you’re exiting has obvious benefits for a GP, alongside numerous challenges, writes Macfarlanes’ Alex Green.
Climate change protestors hold their placards high.
Implementing robust ESG policies to reduce carbon emissions is a necessary step; but firms should not ignore the need to safeguard their portfolios from more immediate climate change effects that threaten returns.
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