February 2015 Issue

We challenge W Capital Partners CFO John Lambrech to explain how GPs can respond to ever-increasing amounts of LP data requests. 

Real estate co-investments are more costly opportunities that come at a price. Paul Hastings real estate fund formation lawyer Larry Hass tells us why.

The AIFMD places nearly unlimited liability on third party providers of asset valuations. The providers don’t like it

A draft bill that could force fund managers to restructure their fee and carry arrangements is causing dismay in the UK.

To discover GPs’ favorite neighborhoods, we mapped their office locations in eight of the most popular cities across the globe.

Getting disparate systems to communicate with one another is still one of the biggest tech issues facing private equity firms today. But experts say the problem can’t be put off any longer

Fund managers have been struggling to get to grips with AIFMD reporting. Will things get any easier?

Transforming raw business data into meaningful intelligence is amongst some of the biggest tech trends taking place within the private funds industry.

News and views too good not to share...

News and views too good not to share...

GPs that needed help on meeting a January AIFMD reporting deadline may have left it too late.

Private equity’s hidden fees are becoming less hidden.

Under increasing attack from cyber criminals, private fund managers are erecting digital barricades against hackers, but are learning it requires a firm-wide effort to plug all their cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

With 2014 firmly in the rear-view mirror, CFOs should start kicking their FATCA compliance planning into higher gear.