Fundraising & fund structuring
18 May 2022
Diligend partners with Intralinks
The partnership enables mutual clients to automate document acquisition from Intralinks’ virtual data room directly into Diligend
18 May 2022
Comment: Fund forecast
Mohith Sondhi of OakNorth Bank shares his top predictions as macroeconomic challenges intensify
17 May 2022
ESMA consults on cross-border activity notifications
The proposals aim to standardise the process of notifying EU member state NCAs using standardised information and templates
16 May 2022
ODD: background checks most important
New findings show background checks and references are the most important ODD considerations for LPs
13 May 2022
17Capital promotes Shahin to partner
General counsel Emad Shahin has been at the firm since 2019
12 May 2022
Jersey amends limited partnership law
Latest amendments aim to provide fund managers with greater flexibility in international fund structuring
12 May 2022
Profile: Susan Wilkins, Actis
The COO discusses her pathway from Actis portfolio company to the GP, taking over management of Abraaj funds and her role as a member of the inclusion & diversity committee
5 May 2022
Profile: Razzak Akbar, Freshstream
The CFO discusses Freshstream’s spinout from Bregal, the ongoing relationship between the two firms and setting up the Dutch office
3 May 2022
Zedra acquires Atlas Fund Services
The firm also received a minority investment from British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
3 May 2022
Domicile watch: April 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including Jersey’s NPPR use by AIFs and CIMA’s latest promotions
29 April 2022
5 minutes with… +SUBSCRIBE
+SUBSCRIBE’s Rafay Farooqui talks us through the platform’s onboarding and subscription document processing capabilities
28 April 2022
Circularity secures first ESG-linked facility
The firm has put a fund finance facility in place to provide more flexibility for future investment processes
26 April 2022
Intapp and KPMG AG announce strategic alliance
Partnership aims to accelerate digital transformation for professional services and capital markets firms
13 April 2022
Due diligence goes digital
A new report found the majority of survey respondents intend to use more technology and tools to get diligence done in the future
12 April 2022
Highvern receives Irish TCSP authorisation
The authorisation enables the fund administrator to provide corporate administration services to section 110 and SPV structures across alternative asset classes
7 April 2022
Pemberton launches NAV offering
The lender has hired 17Capital’s Thomas Doyle to lead its new NAV financing strategy
7 April 2022
Techwork 2022: Hind el Gaidi, Astorg
“Our ultimate aim is to capture the full value chain. From fundraising right the way through to exits, we want to ensure we have best of breed systems in place that will help us to ensure every part of the process is going well.”
1 April 2022
Domicile watch: March 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA’s PRIIPs regulation, JFSC’s proposal to increase investment business fees and the latest addition to Guernsey’s blacklist
1 April 2022
Real-time data reporting remains a source of friction between LPs and GPs
KKR's Catherine Cutts: "The demand for more granular data versus the ability for GPs to produce that is a source of friction in LP-GP relations"
30 March 2022
Nominations open for the Most Influential Fund Finance Experts
The Drawdown is launching a new report, celebrating the most influential players in the fund finance market - nominations are now open
30 March 2022
GP tech adoption looms large on LP investment decisions
The majority of LPs' investment decisions are influenced by GPs’ level of technology adoption, according to a recent survey by Brackedale consulting and AssetMetrix
28 March 2022
Kroll launches valuation practice in Lux
The new business is headed up by Armand Kantar, who has been with the company since 2019
28 March 2022
Let’s talk about the data
Tim Friedman, founder of PE Stack, discusses all things data, including the adoption of alternative data sources and how to create a data plan
24 March 2022
An American tail: service providers go West
For European GPs that want to stick with a familiar European service provider Stateside, we explore which businesses have taken their European operational excellence across the pond
22 March 2022
Addleshaw Goddard opens Luxembourg office
Fieldfisher’s Richard Ledain Santiago has been appointed as partner to lead the new office
18 March 2022
5 minutes with… Birchstone Markets
We caught up with Devonshi Mody and James Arnold of Birchstone to find out about their connected treasury offering.
17 March 2022
Vistra receives regulatory approval for India’s GIFT City
According to the firm, it is one of the first global organisations to receive this approval
11 March 2022
Irish funds reach €3.7bn NAV
The domicile saw an annual increase of 23%, equivalent to €699bn
11 March 2022
5 minutes with… Derivative Path
Brett Morrell & Ciccy Yang discuss how the technology-focused business supports private equity risk management
10 March 2022
Guernsey funds reach £303.6bn NAV
We Are Guernsey stated this is the first time the NAV for funds domiciled in Guernsey has reached this level
9 March 2022
Fund finance: structural innovations
Investec’s Helen Griffiths and Oliver Bartholomew discuss key structural developments for capital call facilities, including cost savings awarded by the master facility agreement, the importance of GP credit ratings, and continuation vehicle solutions.
7 March 2022
5 minutes with… Monel Amin, DiligenceVault
“One of the biggest friction points we see is the lack of standardisation. Diligence standards have emerged, but adoption remains sub-scale.”
7 March 2022
A new asset class arrives
At the recent Fund Finance Association Symposium, held in Miami last month, it's clear that this market is no longer a subset of the private funds industry, but rather a burgeoning asset class in its own right
7 March 2022
The pendulum has swung
The recent noise coming from the SEC is largely measured and unsurprising; as the asset class matures of course it should adhere to stricter oversight
2 March 2022
Total net sales of European AIFs declined in 2021
EFAMA’s quarterly report found net sales of AIFs fell from €177bn in 2020 to €67bn in 2021
1 March 2022
Grata closes $25m series-A
The private company intelligence engine will use the fresh capital to accelerate the platform’s ability to access data on mid-market companies
1 March 2022
Standard Metrics secures $23.7m series-A
The private markets IR platform will use the fresh capital to develop the solution and scale its network of investors and private companies
28 February 2022
Reporting frequency expected to increase
Intertrust’s latest survey found GPs expect to share information daily or weekly, or in real time
28 February 2022
Profile: Richard Drover, Apis Partners
The CFO discusses his responsibilities outside the finance function, his 100-day plan of action to improve and enhance Apis' processes as well as the challenges of joining a new firm
24 February 2022
Comment: The impact of new long-term vehicles with large liquid allocations
Ed Lee, partner at Proskauer, explores the advantages of adopting an evergreen model, as well as the challenges and questions they present
23 February 2022
CFOs: cost and resource constraints prevent ESG integration
Intertrust’s latest survey found this to be the biggest obstacle CFOs face when integrating ESG into their investment processes
23 February 2022
Arcus achieves top ranking for ESG reporting
The firm is closely followed by Partners Group and Tikehau Capital
21 February 2022
ESG outsourcing: who’s who?
We've compiled a directory of who does what when it comes to ESG outsourcing, to help get those boxes ticked.
17 February 2022
5 minutes with… Wissem Souissi, Diligend
“When huge amounts of data sit in files, there’s not a lot you can do with it. But if the data is centralised and digitised, you can slice, dice and extract incredible insights from it.”
17 February 2022
Profile: James Harper, Apposite Capital
The CFO discusses why he has taken over the IR function, what processes and frameworks he's put in place since joining, as well as how the firm's bespoke DD for ESG differs from their peers
16 February 2022
Improved tech solutions can drive operational efficiencies
Panellists at the recent Real Deals Mid Market conference agreed ODD, deals and the full investment period could greatly benefit from collaborative software solutions
14 February 2022
Operational Lens: Pantheon Secondary Opportunities Fund (PSOF)
With a total AUM of $52.3bn, Pantheon is a machine when it comes to fundraising. We take a look at the $624m PSOF, to discover how the pros get the job done.
10 February 2022
Apex buys BEST
The business, which expands Apex’s presence in India, provides fund services for PE, FoFs, hedge funds, managed accounts and mutual funds
8 February 2022
Reed Smith’s Dasgupta joins Hogan Lovells
Dasgupta’s practice focuses on the establishment, management and regulation of private investment funds
8 February 2022
AssetMetrix expands to London
Clifford Norton joins from Allvue Systems to head up business development across the UK & Ireland
4 February 2022
ESMA identifies liquidity concerns for AIFs
ESMA's latest report also found private equity funds experienced the largest growth in 2020
3 February 2022
Canoe partners with Bipsync
The partnership aims to streamline and automate investment document collection and categorisation processes
2 February 2022
GPs need more clarity to create ESG funds
EY’s latest report found the majority of GPs don’t plan to offer ESG products this year, citing lack of standardised methodologies and appropriate risk/returns profiles as reasons why
2 February 2022
LemonEdge receives $4m
The fresh capital will accelerate the platform’s expansion to Europe and North America
31 January 2022
PE fuels Luxembourg AUM growth to €5.9trn
The figure represents a 17.8% increase yoy, equivalent to €886bn, with PE the fastest growing asset class
31 January 2022
ATAD 3: How will private equity measure up?
Andrew Howard, Ropes & Gray tax partner, outlines his thoughts on the likely impacts on private equity of the ‘ATAD 3’ EC proposal, designed to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes
27 January 2022
Allvue partners with Pitchbook
Partnership will provide PitchBook Private Market Benchmarking for LP clients
27 January 2022
Your data: Time to take the steering wheel
Private capital firms cannot let off-the-shelf software solutions control data strategy, writes Ingolv Urnes of psKINETIC
24 January 2022
Domicile watch: January 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA's approach to EU firms temporary UK operations, Central Bank of Ireland's outsourcing guidance, Jersey fee changes and The Bahamas removal from the EU's blacklist
24 January 2022
Profile: Bart Elema, Waterland Private Equity
The partner, CFO & risk officer discusses how his role and responsibilities have evolved over nearly two decades, why Waterland domiciles its funds in the Netherlands, as well as securing the firm's first ESG equity bridge facility