Recruitment
14 June 2021
Role Call: D&I officer
The diversity & inclusion role is emerging in private equity, but how necessary is a dedicated officer?
6 May 2021
Diligencing diversity
Gender diversity is a key issue for private capital markets, but are LPs digging deep enough when diligencing fund managers?
5 May 2021
A guide to improving gender diversity
What can PE houses do to better their employee ratios? Sasha Graham of Equality Group provides her top insights
26 April 2021
Right-sourcing
A year of remote working has catalysed already changing attitudes when it comes to recruitment versus outsourcing
15 March 2021
Recruitment: Operations/Finance award winner: Bower Talent
Bower's innovative approach and continued work on D&I saw the firm take home the gong
10 March 2021
Auxadi appoints five
Inflexion-backed Auxadi provides corporate services to private equity and real estate firms
12 February 2021
BVCA publishes D&I guidelines
The guidance aims to help increase investment in under-represented founders and drive diversity and returns across PE and VC
3 February 2021
GPs prioritise D&I
According to EY's latest report, 56% of GPs are aiming to increase gender representation this year compared to 47% in 2020, according to a new report
5 January 2021
Debevoise promotes Amos
Amos joined the law firm in 2010 and was initially based in New York
14 December 2020
Class of 2020
A cross-section of industry practitioners share their greatest lessons of this year
10 December 2020
5 minutes with… Georgina Bale, Bower Talent
The CEO of the recruitment firm discusses why Bower specialises in ops roles, its D&I inclusion goals and the future of PE recruitment over the next year
2 December 2020
LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on private equity roots
In the first instalment of our mini podcast series, Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about the company’s origins: what drove him to set up the firm and how it has developed over the past seven years.
23 November 2020
Comment: Stepping back (rather than looking back)
Nicola Morgan of The North Star Partnership urges leaders to take a step back and consider the potential opportunities of re-invention and innovation brought about by the pandemic
12 November 2020
Culture shock: ESG, compliance and LPs
We caught up with representatives from PE houses across Europe to find out how ESG, compliance and investors have impacted culture
26 October 2020
BWAM calls on industry to dismantle racial inequities
BWAM's open letter to investment firms calls on them to commit to action, activism, and accountability to dismantle the racial inequities plaguing society
15 October 2020
Human traffic
We caught up with PER about the latest hiring trends and return to office activity across the UK and Germany
13 October 2020
Blackstone to open Miami tech HQ
The Miami office aims to support Blackstone’s tech team’s immediate need for more talent, The Drawdown understands
13 October 2020
WATCH: No place like home: finding the right fund domicile
Predictability, reliability and quality are key components, according to our expert panel
3 September 2020
Culture shock: Recruitment and D&I
We asked representatives from PE houses across Europe how recruitment and D&I has impacted culture
3 September 2020
The fixer
The chief of staff role is emerging in private equity but what does it actually do, and do you need one?
20 August 2020
Profile: Peter Finden Bamrud, Verdane
The head of analytics discusses joining PE straight out of uni, the biggest challenges the industry faces and the importance of harnessing data correctly
13 August 2020
Profile: Ruth Tompkins, EQT
The HR director for EQT's PE team discusses how she found herself working in PE, the importance of good culture at the top and how the firm is focusing more on diversity
10 August 2020
Private Equity Service Provider Awards: Shortlist Announced
Announcing the finalists for the 2020 Private Equity Service Provider Awards
15 June 2020
Comment: Considerations for hiring tax talent
As the importance of having internal tax resources grows, what needs to be considered when hiring this type of talent?
4 June 2020
PE won’t make full office return until 2021
PER found 23% of respondents expect to make a complete return to the office between July and August while 37% are planning a full return between September and December
4 June 2020
It’s never too data
Data is the here and now. So how do you actually use it? What steps can you take today?
20 May 2020
Comment: Bringing tax resource in-house
PE firms ought to think seriously about bringing tax expertise in-house, says Simon Bowden, search director, March Consultants
13 May 2020
Join us: HR networks
Part two of our mini series on networks in PE: this instalment explores HR networks and finds they've been especially supportive during the crisis
5 May 2020
The Private Equity Editor’s Podcast 3
Through our combined expertise of PE investments to operations - and everything in between - this snappy podcast neatly distils the need-to-know market developments of the last week.
30 April 2020
Upgrading tech talent
With more demands on PE firms to provide better quality data and reports, a number of GPs are upgrading their talent
24 April 2020
Comment: Career goals
Nic Müller of KPMG Luxembourg asks if it's time to change the service provider to GP career path
20 April 2020
Comment: Private equity lawyers: The new investment bankers?
Ann-Marie Goodbody and Seamus Hoar of Major, Lindsey & Africa discuss the war on PE talent in the legal market
14 April 2020
Majority of PE hiring suspended
PER's latest report tracked how coronavirus has affected hiring, compensation and confidence in the market
9 March 2020
A balanced breakfast
Highlights from our recent Breakfast Briefing event, which explored the work/life balance within private equity
6 March 2020
Eurazeo signs gender diversity charter
The charter was created by trade body France Invest earlier this year
2 March 2020
A life changing experience
As the CFO role undergoes major change, with its scope and responsibility spanning wider and wider, the backgrounds and experiences needed are also shifting
25 February 2020
ILPA launches D&I roadmap
Opensource approach designed to encourage third-party contributions
24 February 2020
ESG is key driving force of change
McKinsey & Company’s latest report said LP demand for higher quality information around ESG requires better tech, while social element of ESG highlights need for diverse teams
13 January 2020
The Profile: Ruby Biring, Livingbridge
Livingbridge’s head of talent Ruby Biring discusses the uniqueness of the talent role within a private equity firm, how each role is entirely different and the changes still to come
9 December 2019
Comment: PE increasingly aware of its blind spot?
Reed Smith partner Laura Brunnen details a recent panel discussion held by 1973 club, which found private equity is making positive changes, yet there is more to do
18 November 2019
ESG Role Call
As LP demands on ESG continue to build, what types of skills and backgrounds should PE firms be looking for, and what does the role of ESG practitioner mean today?