Investor Relations

In their ability to successfully negotiate LPA terms, LPs split into those that can make changes and those that must accept what they are given.  

The head of absolute return and buyout investments at The Wellcome Trust reminds GPs that LPs are looking for a partnership, and that ‘short term greed can destroy a long term relationship’.

Despite perceptions of a move to trim back manager relationships, almost 80% of LPs are looking for new partnerships, surveys find.

Private equity firms are increasingly using subscription lines of credit to boost headline returns.

Nine global asset management firms, including The Carlyle Group, KKR, and Blackstone, have backed ILPA’s new fee reporting template.

A private equity survey found transparency has become more important in the GP selection process, while GP reputation has fallen in importance.

  Operating partners are driving investment theses amid heightened competition and pricing, said panellists at PEI's Operating Partners Forum

Panelists at PEI’s Operating Partners Forum agree that the shift and expansion of operating partners' roles are driven by investors' desire for greater transparency.

Subscription credit lines can artificially boost IRRs, private equity advisor TorreyCove says in a report.

Invest Europe has introduced a guide – which includes advice from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, APG, SPF Beheer and Stichting Pensioenfonds TNO - to help pension funds investing in private equity better understand the asset class.