Claire Coe Smith
Given their more limited ability to influence DE&I at the asset level, private debt managers initially faced less scrutiny on the issue from LPs. That is now beginning to change.
Strong returns and accelerated digital transformation are among the factors giving weight to growth strategies.
Private equity investments in emerging markets tailed off in the wake of the financial crisis and were further challenged by currency trends. But there are signs of a return, says Debevoise & Plimpton partner Geoffrey Burgess
Technology now extends into every corner of private equity, so how is the sector developing and how are investors making the most of it?
LPs can find the options are limited when a fund manager restructures the leftover assets in a fund nearing the end of its life.
From the implications of Brexit to the growing number of GP-led restructurings, fund managers are wrestling with some weighty legal issues.
Calls are growing for the standardisation of the limited partnership agreement, but moves towards uniformity are fraught with difficulties, lawyers say
Fees remain a bone of contention for limited partners as fund sizes continue to grow
Today almost every GP is obliged to provide at least some co-investment deals to investors. Debevoise & Plimpton’s Katherine Ashton outlines the issues at stake.
Negotiating a Limited Partnership Agreement can be fraught, particularly when it comes to the issue of where litigation should be heard.