fundraising

Best practices and corporate governance – how your administrator can help. By Ogier Alternative Fund Administration Services

As the private equity industry matures, a strong and distinctive investor relations function is proving its worth, especially in a down market. By David Haarmeyer

Placed by Credit Suisse, nearly half of the UK mid-market fund’s commitments came from new investors.

Two versions of the controversial AIFM ‘third country’ rule are being considered in the EU. Neither are good news for US and other non-EU fundraisers, but one version is a real dead end.

In this fourth annual ranking of the world’s largest private equity firms you will find many familiar names and placements but also some notable shuffling in the ranks, reflective of a dramatically changed fundraising market as well as the rise of specialist and emerging markets strategies.

Banks and insurers – two significant players in the domestic French LP base – are being pulled away from asset class.

This week, when LPs – particularly the California Public Employees’ Retirement Systen – had something to say, GPs listened.

Whether it’s down to a history of smart buys or smart sales, investors in 2009 looked to fund managers’ track record before committing to real estate vehicles. Jonathan Brasse, Zoe Hughes and Robin Marriott spoke to three GPs about their recent fund closes to discover the secrets of their success. PERE Magazine, April 2010 issue.

Raising a private equity fund in 2010 is not a task for the fainthearted – long gone are the days when GPs could easily double fund sizes and rely on re-ups. With colour-coded references to the Capital Pursuit! board game in April’s issue, PEI examines a selection of the complex issues one must navigate in today’s global fundraising market.

If reports that several private equity firms have retained counsel to look into anti-trust issues related to the ILPA guidelines are true, it would seem that GPs are trying to pull the pendulum back in their direction.