Implementing robust ESG policies to reduce carbon emissions is a necessary step; but firms should not ignore the need to safeguard their portfolios from more immediate climate change effects that threaten returns.
Investors should pay attention to how GPs capitalize their own investment in a fund because it raises questions about their real ‘skin in the game’.
Bipartisan words of support for private equity suggest proposed legislation that could devastate the industry would be unlikely to survive Congress – possibly even the House. That doesn’t mean the fight won’t get louder and uglier.
The US Chamber of Commerce has thrown its weight behind private equity; the industry shouldn’t expect pressure to let up while Elizabeth Warren is still in the race.
Asset owners are the ones with the power to push the diversity agenda.
We are now accepting submissions for the 2019 PEI Awards. Don’t miss the opportunity to share your highlights with us before we draw up the shortlists.
Consolidated Pastoral Company, Australia’s largest cattle business, announced this week that it may be bought out by the Terra Firma founder in a personal capacity.
In our latest Deep Dive we highlight three firms quietly shaping the future of private equity.
Investments in relationship engineering and other human capital strategies are generating greater returns for evangelist firms, says FMG Leading's Matt Brubaker.
Neil Lloyd, CEO of healthcare network Dental Partners, has five tips to scale up businesses quickly and sustainably and thereby enable ambitious buy-and-build strategies to flourish.