Fundraising & Structuring

Family offices, endowments also plan on increasing private equity allocations this year.

LP skepticism, co-investor grievances and a disregard for fairness opinions were some of the secondaries-related themes to emerge at last week’s CFO’s and COO’s Forum in New York.

More non-EU alternative investment fund managers are choosing Jersey private placements rather than access EU investors via AIFMD passports.

Certain strategies are seeing new heights of success in fundraising, but smaller generalized funds may have trouble competing, PitchBook says.

More and more PE managers are launching continuation funds to hold onto assets longer. But such deals are rife with potential conflicts of interest. Private Funds CFO reports on how to make sure your continuation fund is a success. for both you and your investors

Certain types of deal may not require a fairness opinion, a case likely to be made to the regulator during the ongoing consultation period.

Lombard International head of investments Virginia Klein debunks three common myths about private placement variable insurance structures and argues they’re more like traditional funds than many managers believe, but with major potential tax benefits.