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GPs should be actively preparing for a new accounting standard that will change the way revenue is recognized for their portfolio companies, BDO’s Dale Thompson tells pfm.

Luxembourg and Ireland are preferred jurisdictions for private equity firms seeking to do business, but managers need to take action soon ahead of Brexit or risk missing out on doing business in the EU, Laurent Vanderweyen, chief executive of fund administrator Alter Domus, tells pfm

The law, popularly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, paved the way for changes in how private equity firms do business, including whether to convert to C-corporation, Deloitte Tax partners James Casey, Edward Daley and Doug Puckett tell pfm.

Subscription credit lines have become an essential component of financing for private equity firms. pfm gathered private equity executives, a lawyer and a banker to discuss how they are treated in the industry

The fundamental building block of the relationship between a manager and its investors is changing, but how is it best negotiated?

Starting a general partnership has its challenges. But getting some of the essentials right in the back office are critical in helping GPs dedicate their time on fundraising, says WithumSmith+Brown’s Tom Angell.

Technology is forcing disruption in the asset class as EY’s Zeeshan Ahmed, José Aubourg and Nicolas Tinant explain.

The recently passed reforms mean the way GPs pass on their carried interest may change, write Crowe Horwath’s David Benz and David Lifson.

In light of tax reform introduced in the US, some private equity and venture capital firms are revisiting their LPAs to change the way carry is paid out, says EisnerAmper’s David Helprin.

Tom Angell of WithumSmith+Brown says there are four new areas of emphasis for the regulator’s rulemaking and enforcement strategy as it picks up momentum.