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.
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 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.
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.
Reinvesting in a company you’re exiting has obvious benefits for a GP, alongside numerous challenges, writes Macfarlanes’ Alex Green.
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.
Investors should pay attention to how GPs capitalize their own investment in a fund because it raises questions about their real ‘skin in the game’.
Bipartisan words of support for private equity suggest proposed legislation that could devastate the industry would be unlikely to survive Congress – possibly even the House. That doesn’t mean the fight won’t get louder and uglier.