Closing a first-time fund remains one of the toughest challenges in the private equity industry.

While at a conference last month, I heard the line, "fundraising happens when you are not fundraising" in some form or other from speakers from members of at least three different panels.

I was recently invited to present at an event in Liverpool, focused on investment into businesses operating in and around the North-West.

Understanding the building blocks to articulating a fund's investment highlights is a key discipline for fund managers that want to raise money, successfully.

It is best if the referencing exercise is carried out by a credible external party with the requisite level of technical knowledge and experience.

In this and the next Loud and Clear, we'll look at each, in turn.

In 2018 much ink was spilled about populism and the effects of the widespread anger fuelling these political movements.

Why are origin stories important?

When it comes to the tax-advantaged world, we have often seen similar issues when it comes to the levels of transparency of fees, performance, and clarity of objectives.

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) has risen on the agenda of companies as pressure from various stakeholders to pay closer attention to the topic increases. Investors, employees and consumers are...

Co-investments are now an integral part of the private equity funds market, popular with GPs and LPs alike.

Negotiating a private equity fund's LPA can be a difficult, intricate process. If not managed properly, fund organisational expenses and LP due diligence costs will be higher than expected, and closing deadlines may slip.

As part of our series of quick start guides for first time managers, we reviewed the pros and cons of some of the primary European and non-European jurisdictions for hedge fund structures

Carbon footprint disclosures are becoming increasingly necessary as regulatory measures and market concerns push for transparent emissions accounting.

An investor looking for exposure to alternative assets generally invests in alternative investment funds and may also co-invest in the funds' portfolio companies.

The EU and the US are implementing new rules to improve transparency on the climate impact of investments. While both plans were developed with the same idea in mind...

With the global health crisis dominating headlines around the world, the true effect that this will have on the PE industry is yet to be seen.

The tools that manage how and when investor money is returned have always been a part of the fund documentation for liquid alternative strategies.

The Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) remains a core document in most alternative assets fundraisings. It is usually considered a ‘reliance document', contains required risk factors...

So, now we have (at the second time of asking) a new 50 pence piece and different coloured passports.