Rod James
The €2bn restructuring of PAI Europe V, centered around one of the world's largest ice cream makers, suggests the secondaries market may be too small.
PTP rules can prove a real pain to LPs that want to sell fund stakes. It’s worth GPs doing all they can to get around them.
Michael Slain, co-head of Investec's European Funds group, discusses the heightened need for FX hedging and how private funds can do it without breaking the bank.
The document paints a picture of deceit, bribery and personal enrichment at the collapsed emerging markets firm.
With carried interest losing its appeal, co-investments could be the key to retaining young talent, said panelists at Invest Europe's CFO Forum in Valencia.
The fallout from the firm's collapse will drive change.
Blue chip managers are using stapled secondaries deals to boost fundraising and provide liquidity to LPs. In this 17-minute podcast, lawyers from Proskauer, Debevoise & Plimpton and MJ Hudson discuss how GPs and LPs should approach this increasing transaction type.
The size of the alleged fraud, the involvement of the US government and his high-level political connections in Pakistan make granting the Abraaj founder bail too great a risk, a UK court decided.
As the Abraaj case plays out in the criminal courts, the impact on private equity investors and the GP-LP relationship will become palpable.
The former managing partner and head of impact appeared by video-link at Westminster Magistrates Court on fraud charges brought by the US government.
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