Alex Lynn
High-profile pivots away from direct investing aren’t reflective of LPs’ willingness to invest directly.
Tariff turmoil could battle test the resolve of individual investors and their suitability for the burgeoning community of semi-liquid private markets funds.
Markets of interest include the UK, DACH and the Nordics, Allen Waldrop, deputy CIO for private markets, tells PEI.
Emphasis on DPI is prompting some investors to look at smaller managers; PEI Group data shows how certain US mid-market vintages have performed over the past decade.
PE skeptics 'have to acknowledge' that the asset class is worthwhile for LPs with the ability to significantly reduce their fee loads, Marcus Frampton says.
A stipulation that capital distributed to LPs via NAV facilities can be recalled is creating headaches for some investors.
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The regulator said Insight charged excess management fees by inaccurately calculating management fees based on aggregated invested capital at the portfolio company level instead of at the individual portfolio investment security level.