We caused a stir with reports of unnamed LP defaults this week; was it a storm in a teacup?
A statement from pensions with combined assets of nearly $2trn is a clear warning to sceptics.
Private capital is starting to feel the force of the climate crisis tipping point.
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.
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.
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.
When you have one of private equity’s most recognisable names claiming that now is the “best time to be investing in emerging markets”, the world’s investors can’t help but sit up and take notice. Speaking at an International Finance Corporation and EMPEA conference this year, Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein said the “bloom is off the […]
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’.