
The next frontier for private equIty: Individual investors
High-net-worth individuals and retail represent a further stage of growth in private equity allocations. The largest fund managers are leading the charge, as regulators watch closely.

High-net-worth individuals and retail represent a further stage of growth in private equity allocations. The largest fund managers are leading the charge, as regulators watch closely.

Global mid-market M&A activity has continued robustly in the first quarter of 2022, says audit, tax and consulting network RSM, as it announces it worked on 614 completed deals in Europe last year.

In this Q&A, Harbour Trust speaks to Hedgeweek on the various aspects of ESG in the investment space, shedding light on regulation, DE&I and opportunities for service providers.

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The path has been laid for investment advisers to benefit from Ireland’s Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) structure when launching private assets funds. Many players in the private equity space do not currently have a fully scoped MiFID license which might have precluded them historically from making use of certain structures.
By Angele Paris – The Irish funds industry has demonstrated consistent growth, as evidenced by data from the Central Bank of Ireland. Now, as the jurisdiction seeks to consolidate its push into private markets and capitalise on the rising appetite for these assets, its enhanced Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) structure is
The past decade has been marked by rapid growth in private markets and this looks set to expand even more as most countries are now lifting their Covid-19 restrictions, which the sector rebounded from very quickly. In light of this, Ireland’s recently revamped Investment Limited Partnership (“ILP”) structure is now

The Irish Investment Limited Partnership (ILP) structure has now been modernised with flexibility to rival its overseas counterparts. This enhanced vehicle fills the significant gap in the overall Irish Funds product suite and the revisions provide a good balance between regulation and versatility.

The private asset funds sector of the Irish funds industry is set for accelerated growth as the jurisdiction looks forward to capitalising on the solid groundwork put in place with the introduction of the ILP legislation in 2021. “I expect it to be more of a snowball effect rather than
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