Limited Partners

LPs have reported frequent and broad communication from GPs, who are keeping fund investors updated on the status of portfolio companies, vulnerable spots and actions GPs are taking to defend investments.

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.

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.

The recent enactment of CFIUS’s FIRRMA 2018 included updates and clarifications to the regulation. But it will still have firms visiting their lawyers for advice more often, and the list of transaction types covered is likely to increase.

CD&R’s long-time CFO talks about tech, the next generation of finance professionals and how to manage LP relationships.

Industry players say fee transparency has been increasing. So why are more LPs asking for more of it?

A hello from the new editor. Plus, the CFO of Cloverlay on developing its ESG policy; getting caught in the revolving door; LPs’ surging need for liquidity; and an update on our directory of secondaries law firms.

Industry representatives largely dodged a feared thrashing in Tuesday's House Financial Services Committee hearing on private equity. But PE is shaping up to be a major battlefield in the presidential race.

GP ownership is a significant factor in risk-taking, according to a study from the Norwegian School of Business and Goethe University Frankfurt.

The PDI CFOs & COOs Forum highlighted high-net-worth individuals getting into the game, side letters, transparency and more.