alignment of interest

Junior private fund management staff are increasingly concerned the carried interest boat will pass them by, so may look to advisory positions for greater financial security

The stars of the smaller end of the buyout spectrum may one day have no need for external investors.

Finnish LP Katja Salovaara on how subscription credit lines have made life trickier for investors in private equity.

When it comes to the use of subscription credit lines, private equity firms will not be able to please all the LPs all of the time.

Clearer free structures are more important for LPs than a reduction in fees, research from State Street has revealed.

A higher carried interest ensures a better alignment between a GP and its LPs even if LPs end up paying more in fees.

Some 15% of private capital executives saw a decrease in their year-on-year base salary in 2017, significantly higher than the 1% who reported a similar change last year.

A trend towards asset management could have a negative impact on firms which cannot expand, delegates at the BVCA Summit 2017 heard.