DoL guidance lowdown; Future of portfolio finance

Details on the much-welcomed guidance from the Department of Labor on PE and defined contribution plans; 17Capital talks portfolio finance.

DoL: The Department of Labor released much hailed guidance last week, allowing defined contribution retirement plans to invest in private equity. My Buyouts colleague Chris Witkowsky has details on the guidance, views on it from Partners Group and Pantheon, and more, here.

17Capital: The preferred equity financer and NAV lender’s Augustin Duhamel discusses how portfolio finance has developed in recent years, how it can be of use in the current environment, financing for LPs, and the future of the portfolio finance market, in this guest column, courtesy of Secondaries Investor.

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