Fund docs
28 September 2023
Profile: Melanie Wiese, Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
The CFO and member of the board of management walks us through lessons learned in the course of her career and how her passion for a diverse and collaborative culture translates into practice
28 September 2023
FCA cracks down on private market valuations
The review is expected to scrutinise valuation processes, governance and professionals in charge of the process
28 September 2023
Universal Investment launches Alumia
Joint venture to offer fund distribution services
22 September 2023
ERM and Greenomy join forces
The sustainability consultancy aims to incorporate Greenomy’s ESG reporting services
20 September 2023
BlackRock joins Allfunds’ Private Partners programme
Firm aims to broaden access to its private markets offering for wealth management clients
20 September 2023
Ontra expands legal operating platform
Ontra Atlas is an automated entity management solution
18 September 2023
DIY in the wild wild East
Across Lebanon and Palestine, enterprising GPs are piloting their industry with no legislative framework or operational ecosystem, as Matthias Plötz investigates
15 September 2023
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquires Elf Capital
The German asset manager will also co-invest up to €100m into Elf Capital’s funds
6 September 2023
Context Analytics launches CAPE
The software automates data extraction from various pitch decks into a structured format
4 September 2023
Mirabaud Asset Management partners with Zebra Impact Ventures
The two asset managers will combine forces to target the climate technology sector
23 August 2023
Private debt is LPs’ best race horse
Private equity maintains position as investors’ preferred asset class but private debt overwhelmingly outperformed expectations
3 August 2023
Profile: Markus Gyssler, EMERAM Capital Partners
The managing partner and COO reflects on 10 years at the firm, walks through its succession programme and explains how he combines operational with investment duties
27 July 2023
Permira buys stake in AltamarCAM
Fresh funds to further AltamarCAM’s client services and international expansion
26 July 2023
Kudu acquires stake in Apera
Minority investment to fuel Apera’s growth and diversify firm’s client base
26 July 2023
Goldman Sachs launches ELTIF
We speak to Barry Fricke, head of EMEA alternatives distribution for wealth at the firm, to understand the operational setup of the fund
17 July 2023
Luxembourg toolbox updated
A bill has been passed to increase flexibility and clarify certain ambiguities for AIFMs and their investment fund products
17 July 2023
5 minutes with… Tim Andrews, IDR
Founder and CEO of the investor onboarding hub shares how its latest fund subscription service strengthens the platform
13 July 2023
Alkymi launches Alpha
The generative AI tool aims to formulate answers from documents and datasets
12 July 2023
Canoe partners with Lionpoint
The partnership will combine operational and technological solutions with consulting services
10 July 2023
The qualifying factor
To what extent is the QAHC regime benefiting the UK alternative funds industry?
4 July 2023
ESMA reviews cross-border marketing requirements
The body’s second report highlights frequent breaches of marketing requirements
3 July 2023
The French (ELTIF) revolution
Country further opens the door to individual investors’ capital in the private markets but operational concerns remain
29 June 2023
Comment: Cutting through conflicts in GP-led transactions
Travers Smith’s Victoria Bramall and James Ravden outline five strategies to mitigate conflicts in GP-led deals
28 June 2023
Volpi Capital closes on continuation fund
The technology-focused European mid-market firm has divested the remaining assets from its debut fund into the new vehicle
22 June 2023
Profile: Martin Sjölund, Summa Equity
The partner and general counsel walks us through the beginnings of the firm’s legal function and its current management
20 June 2023
ACA launches portfolio management solution
Managed Performance Services aims to assist fund managers with performance measurement and reporting features
19 June 2023
Debt set
The Drawdown hones in on the private credit trend that the experts think is here to stay – how can GPs establish a successful first-time credit fund in this economic climate?
13 June 2023
Increase in designated ESG managers at PE firms
Survey found nearly 69% of firms to have a dedicated ESG professional
12 June 2023
PRI signatory status found to have little to no effect on returns
Report findings were derived from IRR and TVPI dispersion between non-signatory and PRI signatory funds
12 June 2023
Negotiating terms increasingly challenging for LPs
LPs have expressed concerns over negotiating terms and manager assessment and identification, according to survey results
9 June 2023
HarbourVest appoints head of fund accounting
Peter Mahoney joins from asset manager Vanguard
8 June 2023
IDR appoints operations director
Karen Bee has two decades of experience in financial crime operations roles
8 June 2023
The Drawdown Awards 2023: Winners announced
Congratulations to all of the winners of The Drawdown Awards 2023
7 June 2023
ESMA provides update on greenwashing
ESMA has published one of the three ESA reports on mitigating greenwashing risks, highlighting key concerns and preventative measures
6 June 2023
Colmore launches Term Intelligence
Features include benchmarking, cost projection and ILPA compliance services for LPs, GPs and service providers, aiming to improve the LPA process
5 June 2023
State of substance
How are GPs giving their firms the necessary mass to operate in Luxembourg?
1 June 2023
What the AI?! Canoe Intelligence
Our new AI series kicks off by exploring the burning questions with Aman Soni, VP of data strategy at Canoe Intelligence
30 May 2023
Gottschalg Analytics powers up
Company aims to provide performance intelligence services via proprietary algorithms
25 May 2023
Bridges promotes seven
Asa David and Nazli Kayalp have been promoted to fund director and fund manager, respectively, and Iveta Grazule is promoted to legal associate
25 May 2023
Deep dive on Alpha’s fund finance solution
Following the recent announcement of Alpha Group’s new fund finance solution, we sit down with Sam Marsh, MD institutional, and Adam Heaysman, who is heading up the new offering, to find out more
23 May 2023
Accelex launches portfolio analytics platform
The platform aims to provide visibility and automated data analysis on portfolio funds, commitments and underlying assets
22 May 2023
Comment: Does SFDR encourage greenwashing?
Pinsent Masons financial services partner Mark Shaw asks the awkward question
19 May 2023
Blackrock to launch LTAF
The FCA has granted Blackrock approval to launch fourth LTAF on the market
15 May 2023
EQT opens up PE to individual investors
The launch of semi-liquid portfolio EQT Nexus makes PE funds available to individual investors
10 May 2023
Help your LP help you
As regulatory and economic perspectives on capital allocation diverge, LPs’ expectations towards their GPs are changing
5 May 2023
A&M’s Taxand team makes senior hire
Rhys Owen joins Alvarez & Marsal’s fund taxation practice from EY
4 May 2023
Hamilton Lane tokenises evergreen senior credit fund
Feeder fund is available on Securitize platform via Polygon blockchain
2 May 2023
Pitchbook incorporates LCD research
The integration will allow platform users to access analysis on leveraged loans, bonds, CLOs and private credit
25 April 2023
No (private) client left behind
Fuel Venture Capital aims to make VC accessible to private clients with its new fund structure
24 April 2023
Not on the guestlist
A connection to public entities could see the EU's new Foreign Subsidies Regulation crash the dealmaking party
20 April 2023
Is retailisation a misnomer?
Many hurdles remain around expanding private funds to the retail investor. We unpicked the main concerns raised by GPs and what the current definition of ‘retailisation’ actually means
18 April 2023
Dasseti launches RFP platform
Dasseti Engage automates RFP and DDQ processes through natural language processing and AI
14 April 2023
Comment: Welcome to the altverse
Rafay, Farooqui, founder and CEO of +SUBSCRIBE, outlines the need for a novel private markets' digital tech stack to replace fragmented, manual and paper-based workflows of the past
12 April 2023
Coller completes GP-stake sale
Hunter Point Capital has acquired a minority stake in the secondaries house