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Research shows more GPs are reporting and monitoring portfolio company ESG risks, but few are calculating the value they create through these initiatives.

US private equity firms have some of their biggest AIFMD questions – including ones related to marketing in the EU – answered by Debevoise & Plimpton lawyers Michael Harrell, Rebecca Silberstein and Sally Gibson.

GPs can officially hit the public airwaves now. But don’t expect many to take advantage until the SEC re-thinks some of the conditions attached 

GPs subject to the directive will need to report information on their investment strategies, fund exposure and portfolio concentration to local regulators.

The SEC is open for business despite the US government shutdown, but the agency only has enough cash to continue non-emergency work such as IPO filing reviews or onsite inspections for a ‘few weeks’.

GPs can officially hit the public airwaves now. But don’t expect many to take advantage until the SEC re-thinks some of the conditions attached.

The Boston and New York-based firm recruited John Vander Vort (pic) to oversee its operations.

More GPs are reporting and monitoring portfolio company ESG risks, but few are calculating the value they create through these initiatives, according to fresh research.

Private equity firms have been revisiting their LPAs to ensure that only non-FATCA compliant LPs get punished by a withholding tax.

Understanding how GPs assess management teams and the corporate governance processes of MENA target companies is critical to fund manager selection, said CDC’s Mark Kenderdine-Davies at a recent industry forum.