Coronavirus

LPs are encouraging managers to discuss coronavirus over the phone as formal reporting has been limited by the speed at which the pandemic is escalating.

Some things to look for when assessing your service providers’ strengths.

Are private asset classes better positioned to weather the crisis? Our senior editorial teams covering PE, private debt, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries provide insight.

CFOs are largely planning on leaving their 12/31 marks untouched; Duff & Phelps warns that now is not the time to diverge from your established valuations practices.

PE braces for the old denominator effect; SEC gives audited financials deadline relief; Another side of the sub lines question.

The Securities and Exchange Commission remains 'fully operational.'

S

Limited partners who have piled into the asset class in recent years could be left severely overweighted in private equity unless public markets see a significant recovery.

Side Letter: Partners Group on tweaking the PE model.

David Larsen, a managing director at Duff & Phelps, says investors should seek guidance from their GPs as to likely discounts.