Steven Millner

Why the SEC is closely monitoring fee transparency in private equity.

The challenge arising from investors’ expanding need for portfolio-level data.

With hedge funds largely outsourcing many aspects of fund administration, can private equity be that far behind?

How the SEC and investor demands are bringing private equity to a bold new era of transparency.

Experts from Proskauer, Eaton Partners, and Gen II discuss how to structure a solid management company for a first-time fund, and complexities that can arise.

Experts from Proskauer, Eaton Partners, and Gen II discuss why emerging funds should find an anchor investor, and the terms that come with one.

Three experts discuss whether it’s possible to build a future-proof limited partner agreement, and the pros and cons of putting too much detail into the LPA.

Experts discuss fees charged by affiliates of private equity firms to portfolio companies that fall outside the traditional “deal-fee” arrangements.

Three experts discuss the current state of fees: points of negotiation, impacts of the growing expense of being a GP, and incentives offered to cornerstone investors.

Three experts discuss why it takes twice as long for LPs to get their money back from GPs as in the past, what this does to LP-GP relationships, and its impact on return profiles.

More than 700 new PE firms have formed since the recession; three experts from W Capital, Gen II, and BlackRock discuss why this is a good thing.

Three experts discuss why PE fundraising isn’t easy—and perhaps never has been—and why that’s a good thing.

Experts from BlackRock, W Capital, and Gen II discuss the impact of three new deals for every exit.

Three PE veterans discuss the importance of a young PE firm recruiting the right talent.

A friendly relationship with LPs doesn’t mean they won’t subject your track record to intense due diligence once you try to launch your own private equity firm.

Two PE firm founders compare notes about the importance of infrastructure and services, from compliance systems to basic office space.

Steven Millner describes how Gen II Fund Services enables private equity firms to deliver on investors’ requirements.

Why PE deal skills aren’t necessarily all that’s needed to launch and run a successful private equity firm.

In an era of huge data breaches at top corporations, how carefully must private equity firms guard their portfolio and investor data?

Providing accurate information to LPs has never been more important, or more challenging.

Why limited partners are increasingly interested in seeing evidence of strong back-office infrastructure.

Steven Millner of Gen II Fund Services explains how they work with first-time fund managers to prepare them for the near-term and long-term challenges.

Insights on managing the complexities of today’s private equity firm.

An executive summary of the Privcap video series “PE’s Bold New Era of Transparency”.

In this report, Privcap, in partnership with Preqin, presents the views of several influential limited partners on the subject of investing in first-time funds.

Featuring insights on portfolio operations from: In this 2016 Portfolio Operations Yearbook, produced in partnership with RSM, we have compiled the best Privcap content from the past year that pertains to portfolio company operations and operating partners, offering insights into how PE firms are adding value to the businesses they invest in.

An executive summary of the Privcap video series “First-time Fund Formation.”

A discussion of how GPs and LPs discuss fees associated with fund formation.

At the debut Privcap Presents event on Nov. 24, 2014, CEO David Snow interviewed Robb Turner, senior partner and founder of ArcLight Capital Partners, on how the U.S. energy market has changed for private equity, and the country as a whole, since 2008.

An executive summary of Privcap Series: The PE Data Tsunami

Building Blocks of a Successful Private Equity Firm

Best practices for managing communications between general and limited partners, with Gen II Fund Services, Castle Harlan and MatlinPatterson.