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Every week we talk to hundreds of people in and around private capital. These conversations often highlight the burning issues facing investment firms and individuals alike.
Every week we talk to hundreds of people in and around private capital. These conversations often highlight the burning issues facing investment firms and individuals alike.
Making a family fortune is very different from managing it. The traits which build entrepreneurial wealth first time round, including personal drive, self confidence and very narrow focus may not be so useful in guiding a more strategic wealth management programme
Read morePrivate equity has been a well-established part of most asset allocations for decades. As investments are at the upper end of the risk spectrum, it is usually, therefore, a relatively modest proportion of total assets for most families.
Read moreLegislation and cyber security are just two of the non-accounting matters exercising the minds of Private Equity Finance professionals this quarter.
Read moreThe private equity industry has expanded significantly in recent years as new capital has flowed into the market, arguably because big LP’s don’t really know where else to deploy it. Private equity is no longer just an ‘alternative asset’, it is very much the mainstream. There is no end to this on the short term horizon.
Read moreWe’ve had an interesting and varied year. Considering the political changes in the world, we have not seen this having a significant impact on the Asian private equity market, in actual fact on the contrary, Asia seems to be building momentum with strong fundraising and capital deployment, consequently leading to a healthy hiring market.
Read moreSenior hiring for private equity firms is a tricky business. There is arguably far more downside than upside, from disrupting the existing culture, and demotivating mid-level and junior colleagues, to the financial and PR costs of breaking a contract if the integration doesn’t work.
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