Fundraising & fund structuring

6 October 2022

Inside Verdane’s ESG-linked sub line

Verdane's sustainability lead, Axel Elmqvist, and head of debt, Andreas Daae, discuss the intricacies of setting up the firm's first ESG-linked subscription line.

6 October 2022

Singulier launches Holis

New data analytics platform to support decision making and portfolio management

6 October 2022

Hamilton Lane to offer tokenization

Partnership with Securitize will digitally expand investor access to its funds via new tokenized feeder funds

3 October 2022

Carry forfeiture following for-cause removal on the wane, says MJ Hudson

Swing towards a majority of funds now specifying a haircut rather than full forfeiture highlights the shifting balance of power between GPs and LPs, according to MJ Hudson's research.

3 October 2022

Beyond data

Data has been on private equity's mind for a few years now; is it starting to yield the results it promised?

29 September 2022

Comment: Coming to terms

Steven Ward and Anjuli Chatterjee of Squire Patton Boggs compare and contrast fund terms between VC and PE, and ask how both might change in an increasingly challenging funding environment

28 September 2022

Aztec launches streamlined onboarding solution

Aztec Verify automates the due diligence process while ensuring regulatory compliance

26 September 2022

Comment: The Mother of Invention

James Wood, investment funds partner at Hogan Lovells in Sydney, explores fund structuring innovations throughout the APAC region

21 September 2022

US managers look at Jersey for structured finance

Jersey Finance estimates more than 110 securitization structures were registered during the first half of 2022

19 September 2022

In conversation: Power to the LP

Highlights from a recent roundtable event examining the growing influence of investors in private equity fund management

15 September 2022

Profile: Kerrie Chung, Welkin Capital Management

The finance director discusses the firm’s setup when she joined, differences between fund administration for Cayman funds and local RMB funds, as well as Welkin’s tech stack

12 September 2022

The most influential fund finance experts of 2022

Charting the market’s movers and makers

9 September 2022

Apex acquires Prometa

Prometa provides fund services to clients in Canada, the US and Bermuda

8 September 2022

IQ-EQ acquires JGM

US-based JGM provides middle and back office services to private equity and real estate firms

8 September 2022

Broadridge’s PE platform open for US funds

Private Market Hub is powered by distributed ledger technology

8 September 2022

Profile: Kenta Shima, J-STAR

The head of operations & IR discusses the Japanese private equity market, challenges within his role, J-STAR’s tech stack and setting up the firm’s latest fund

5 September 2022

Daring to be different

Having enjoyed several years of stellar growth, have Asian fund managers done enough to ensure their firms are operating in a robust enough manner to weather the gathering global macroeconomic storm?

2 September 2022

Key takeaways from the major private equity domiciles, including: JFSC’s extension of its AIF reporting deadlines, the FCA’s new rules for its AR scheme as well as AMF’s consultation on PE funds’ end of life

1 September 2022

Comment: The world has changed - how are lenders and markets reacting?

With great challenge comes great opportunity, writes Mohith Sondhi, senior director – debt finance at OakNorth Bank

31 August 2022

Legal lowdown: Michael Halford, Goodwin

The partner, co-chair of global private investment funds discusses recent client challenges, thoughts on the FCA’s new AR rules and what he makes of PE’s reputation

25 August 2022

Shanks joins NLC

Ian Shanks joins fund finance lender No Limit Capital as senior adviser and chair of the investment committee

22 August 2022

TDA 2022 Fund Finance: Provider winner: Investec

We explore the firm's mid-market focused full-service offering for private equity which sets it apart from its peers

22 August 2022

TDA 2022 Fund Finance: Advisory winner: Haynes Boone

We explore how Emma Russell has propelled Haynes Boone’s offering to one of the most well-known and well-respected teams in the world

19 August 2022

TDA 2022 Legal: Fund Formation winner: Travers Smith

Sam Kay, funds partner at Travers Smith describes what's enabled the firm to have such a deep understanding of the market

18 August 2022

TDA 2022 Foreign Exchange Services winner: Alpha FX

The team describe the way in which every aspect of their business is dedicated to the needs of the alternative investment industry

17 August 2022

Gen II launches digital fund subscription solution

The new digital offering intends to automate and streamline fund subscriptions

15 August 2022

TDA 2022 Technology: Investor Relations winner: PEARonline

The team describe their strong foundation with GPs and LPs, which has enabled them to work on a new version of the platform as well as expands its sales and marketing resources

10 August 2022

Data analytics should be top priority for service providers

EY believes off the shelf solutions will no longer work to achieve GPs’ data requirements

9 August 2022

TDA 2022 Advisory/Consultancy: Fundraising winner: Asante Capital Group

The placement agent's team explains how they support each and every project to ensure their clients are successful

9 August 2022

JTC launches Irish fund administration services

The launch comes after the fund administrator received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland

8 August 2022

73 Strings partners with LemonEdge

The partnership aims to facilitate the flow of data between portfolio monitoring and accounting modules

5 August 2022

Vauban creates Lux fund launchpad

The platform aims to help emerging managers to launch VC funds in Luxembourg

4 August 2022

BOE interest rate hike to impact valuations

“I think we can expect to see the interest rate hike exert some downwards pressure on valuations, though how much is difficult to forecast given the broader market conditions.”

2 August 2022

FCA consults on retail access to LTAFs

The regulator has proposed draft rules to open up access to a broader range of retail investors, while providing further investor protection

1 August 2022

AMF consults on PE funds’ end of life

The French regulator has suggested 19 proposals to improve retail investor protection

1 August 2022

Setting the record straight

Eric de Montgolfier, CEO of Invest Europe goes beyond the fiction and details the facts about private equity and venture capital in Europe

29 July 2022

Domicile watch: July 2022

Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including JFA’s new committee, GFSC’s updated blacklist and proposed fees increase as well as FCA’s leadership hires

28 July 2022

Depending on data

Key takeaways from The Drawdown’s most recent breakfast briefing event, which discussed how private equity professionals are defining their data strategies

27 July 2022

NAV Fund Administration expands to Mauritius

The firm received a management licence from the Mauritius Financial Services Commission to operate as a managed corporate service provider

27 July 2022

Petra opens London office

Former Riverstone European general counsel and head of ESG, Charlie Chipchase, will lead the fund administrator’s new branch

25 July 2022

Profile: Laura Howes, Key Capital Partners

The finance & operations director discusses her move from origination to finance and ops, challenges in her new position, as well as her involvement with the firm’s tech stack

20 July 2022

Arrow opens Luxembourg office

The new office will provide fund administration services via a local team

18 July 2022

Legal lowdown: Sam Kay, Travers Smith

Partner and head of investment funds discusses PE’s evolution since 1998, the importance of carry, along with the challenges of labelling funds in relation to SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation

14 July 2022

Profile: Bonnie Kraus, Crane Venture Partners

The COO discusses her career path to Crane, what PE could learn from VC as well as what’s in store for the firm in Q1 2023

12 July 2022

Pinsent Masons expands to Luxembourg

As part of the expansion, Wildgen’s Michel Bulach, David Maria and Mark Shaw have joined the team

6 July 2022

Ocorian secures three Irish licences

The fund administrator has received AIFM, fund administration and real asset depositary services licences from the Central Bank of Ireland

4 July 2022

Domicile watch: June 2022

Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including the FCA’s policy statement on regulated fees and levies for 2022/23, JFSC’s deadline extension for 2022 JPF annual compliance returns and Ireland reaches €4trn for the first time

4 July 2022

EFA expands to the Nordics

The fund administrator has opened an office in Stockholm

28 June 2022

Private fund managers not ready to comply with SEC regulations

Only 17% of private fund managers surveyed believe their organisations are very prepared to comply with the SEC’s forthcoming reporting and compliance requirements

27 June 2022

More signal, less noise: enhancing the UK’s position as a fund domicile

Despite housing the largest asset management industry in Europe, the UK ranks behind other jurisdictions as a domicile of choice for UCITS and AIFs

23 June 2022

ESG Book raises $35m series B

The new funding, led by Energy Impact Partners, will advance ESG Book’s next-generation technology

22 June 2022

LP appetite for PE suffers sharp decline

The Rede Liquidity Index score has decreased from 70 in 2021 to 55 for H1 2022 signalling a sharp fall in LP investor appetite.

20 June 2022

Failure rate for GP-leds exceeds 50%

The uptake in GP-led strategies have continued to rise despite a significantly high failure rate - - said panellists at SuperReturn

16 June 2022

Profile: Laurent Marvy, PAI Partners

The head of HR discusses the key differences of HR & talent across the globe, PAI’s HR set up and advice for firms wanting to maintain culture in a hybrid environment

14 June 2022

MJ Hudson partners with Cork Gully

Partnership seeks to provide restructuring services including, GP-leds, GP replacement, continuation or wind down structures

13 June 2022

Operational lens: Summa Equity Fund III

Summa’s latest fund was almost quadruple the size of its predecessor, despite being raised remotely. General counsel Martin Sjölund, talks us through their Swedish fund structure, the bespoke onboarding solution, tackling compliance heavy ODD and Summa’s supportive partners.

9 June 2022