Voting for the Private Equity Wire Awards 2018, which recognise the best private equity managers, investors, consultants, advisers and service providers during 2017 in a range of categories covering the entire private equity space, closes on Friday, 15 December. Uniquely, our awards are based on a ‘peer review system’ whereby our
Jean-Philippe Desmartin, Head of Responsible Investment at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, on what to expect from Emmanuel Macron at this week’s climate change summit in Paris… The COP23 has set the tone. At the climate change summit in Paris on 12 December , Emmanuel Macon will want to make
Last month, Hedgeweek, in partnership with Intralinks, hosted a breakfast briefing in London to present the findings of a global LP survey that sought to determine investor sentiment towards GPs. More than 140 LPs responded to the survey, of whom approximately 52 per cent were based in North America, 31
Risk management comes in many forms for private equity and alternative investment firms, with a wide range of scenarios to consider including: account technology risk; third party and supply chain risk; fraud and misconduct risk; cyber risk; compliance risk; and reputational risk. Aimed specifically at alternative investment and private equity
Private equity investment companies have recovered strongly following the global financial crisis. Over one, three and five years, the average investment company in the Private Equity sector has returned an impressive 21 per cent, 66 per cent and 117 per cent, respectively, to 31 October 2017. The average sector discount
Valuation and risk trends in the secondary private equity markets for interests in private equity funds and shares in venture-backed private companies worldwide were the main topics for discussion during the recent NYPPEX Roundtable Webinar. Guest speakers included Raj Marphatia, Partner, Ropes & Gray (Palo Alto, CA); Anthony Shontz, Managing Director, Partners Group (Denver, CO); Justin
The first annual HFC Rocks to Fight Child Abuse concert in support of Help For Children (HFC) is taking place on 26 October, 2017 at the Highline Ballroom in New York. The concert, which is being backed by some major players in the alternative investment industry, will feature The Goo
Guernsey is marking a decade of its presence in China with an anniversary event in Shanghai on 21 September. Since opening a representative office in Shanghai in 2007, led by Guernsey Finance’s China Representative Wendy Weng, Guernsey has taken significant steps to demonstrate its commitment to the Chinese market, raise
Alternative capital is becoming more mainstream, at least in the UK mid-market, according to a panel of capital providers assembled by mid-market M&A association, ACG UK. The ‘Trends in Alternative Capital’ panel debate, the latest in ACG UK’s ‘Trends in…’ series, revealed broad agreement among the panellists, who represented
Innovation, depth of talent and stability were the watchwords at the Carey Olsen sponsored Guernsey Funds Forum 2017, which took place on 11 May in London. A call for product innovation was a key theme at the forum, which attracted over 450 attendees. Partner Annette Alexander (pictured), who
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