Private equity firms are a uniquely attractive mark for cyberattacks, but a proactive approach can be a sturdy shield, writes Peter Cohen, director of strategic risk at MWR InfoSecurity
Brexit will have implications for loan-originating fund structures but they may not be too dramatic, according to Patricia Volhard of Debevoise.
Guidance unveiled by the investors’ trade body on subscription lines comes as the industry is getting to grips with best practice on this now-controversial issue, Thomas Duffell writes.
New Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements will be burdensome for fund managers, but provide the agency with the power to aggregate and analyze information like never before, writes WithumSmith&Brown’s Tom Angell
With the growth of private equity and the wall of money flowing in, managers are struggling with the ‘institutionalization’ of the asset class. Malcolm Pobjoy, Vistra’s group commercial director for North America, sets out what GPs need to do to deal with new investor demands
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Commercial due diligence can give private equity firms the edge in the bidding process.
As private funds accounting becomes ever more important, Peter Cogan, partner and co-leader of EisnerAmper’s financial services audit and assurance services practice, tells pfm about the rising complexity – and the costs
The debate over waterfalls has always been presented as a choice between two opposing styles, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Augentius’s Gaurav Marwah and Hugh Stacey tell us why.
Bridging facilities are being used not just for more efficient deal execution, but also to get proceeds into the hands of LPs more quickly.
The use of subscription facilities by funds has seen its criticism, but the practice is not without its positives write Thomas Smith and Almas Daud.
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