LP liquidity running out faster than expected?

LP defaults: In case you missed it on Friday, here is my story reporting that there have been two European LP defaults, and which includes the GP remedies section of an LPA (I’ve tried to de-legalese it for you). I’ve been told by multiple sources, including MJ Hudson’s Eamon Devlin, who is quoted in the piece, that its terms are very standard for both US and European LPAs. As I report in the piece, many – at least over here in the US – have been sanguine about LP liquidity, with some saying it would be a long while before any major players starting having any difficulties with capital calls or selectively defaulting, but word from Europe is that selective defaults by institutions have already begun.

Back in the good books: Under the current circumstances, it’s unsurprising that GPs are struggling to supply their investors with up-to-date information as it happens, and many have been left scratching their heads as to how to convey the state of their portfolios, as we recently reported. But it looks as though those hours spent on the phone are paying off. LPs have been pretty impressed at the level of communication and transparency they’re getting back from their GPs, reports sister title Buyouts Insider’s Chris Witkowsky. One LP even described the current state of GP communications as “the best I’ve ever seen.”

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Email prepared by Graham Bippart and Philippa Kent