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The Kauffman Foundation, a $1.8bn institution, believes the model of the LP/GP partnership is flawed and LPs are to blame for being ‘seduced’ by ‘misleading’ performance data.
Following the loss of Robert Kaplan, the SEC’s unit responsible for investigating private equity firms has identified two deputy heads from within its own ranks.
The industry trade organisation has directed around $80,000 to politicians with influence on Congressional committees considering legislation that would affect private equity.
More private equity lawyers from defunct law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf continue to find new homes while Morrison & Foerster identifies the head of its New York private equity practice.
A formerly unified LP universe is dividing based on those building customised accounts and those sticking to the traditional fund commitment route, Hamilton Lane CEO Mario Giannini said.
Sovereign wealth funds concerned with losing their tax-exempt status when making certain US private equity investments will find favour with relaxed IRS rules, but that gain may be lost under certain circumstances, warn legal sources.
Investors are utilising co-investment opportunities and negotiating better fund terms in the search for higher returns.
Palico is describing itself as the first online marketplace for LPs and GPs to share fundraising, secondaries and co-investment opportunities.
The question of who counts as a foreign official under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is making its way through the US court system.
The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association was left frustrated after the European Parliament voted for the adoption of a depository requirement for its venture capital scheme.
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