How the best LPs assess the main drivers of success in a private equity fund—the people managing it.

How to manage LP relations when closing a high-demand fund.

New audit rules have big implications for private equity and real estate investors.

Why you need to re-write your partnership agreements—Now

Private equity firms are increasingly open to hiring talent from outside the industry.

A noted author gives highlights of his years working at Bain Capital.

Ken Mehlman of KKR and Georges Dyer of the Intentional Endowments network talk about the motivations behind the KKR’s embrace of ESG as a tool for value creation.

Actis’ investment themes are driving by the rise of consumers in emerging markets.

An excerpt from the Privcap webinar “Carried Interest and GP Estate Planning”

What every private fund professional needs to know about taxes, valuation and wealth transfer. 

Ridgemont Equity Partners’ COO discusses how he built the operational side of the firm from scratch when the group spun out from Bank of America.

What every private fund professional needs to know about taxes, valuation and wealth transfer

The main issue for the SEC is disclosure, according to a lawyer who deals with compliance and enforcement matters.

The American Investment Council came up with ESG guidelines for PE in 2009. The organization’s president and CEO explains why it’s at the forefront of the movement.

Sacha Ghai, a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, discusses the firm’s recent survey of limited partner, and why the future looks bright for alternatives.

Mike Sommers, president and CEO of the American Investment Council, one of private equity’s leading trade associations, discusses the political climate and its impact on the industry.

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

While investors wait for the potential fallout, there are things firms and portfolio companies can do now to make future impacts easier.