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Planning to replace a firm’s leadership is an immense, and tricky, issue. Senior finance and operations staff discuss why it’s never too early to start planning, and how the CFO can be the voice of reason.

Two European LPs have already defaulted on capital calls, and more are rumored, as LPs get hit with a one-two punch of large, often early capital calls and drying up distributions.

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.

Doug Cruikshank talks with senior editor Toby Mitchenall about the growing asset class: how it works, who it works for and what he thinks it can do for sponsors during an economic slump.

Lawyers from Paul Weiss pinpoint the areas of a private equity firm operations that may need to be adjusted to account for the coronavirus outbreak, including fund documentation, valuation and banking relationships.

Firms must incorporate ESG initiatives at both the corporate level and the investment level, or risk their reputations, says head of ESG Alison Fenton-Willock.

Institutions have different polemic styles than Bernie Sanders, but you should definitely take this threat seriously.

The COO of Kline Hill Partners talks with PEI senior editor Toby Mitchenall about walking the ESG walk, the increasing need for liquidity, LP data demands, succession planning and more.

Impact funds are more popular than ever and sustainable investing can help boost returns, according to a report from Bain & Company.

The state's proposal to add a surcharge to management fee income and carried interest has the industry there scrambling to kill the measure.