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It’s dangerous to stereotype. But after conducting due diligence on hundreds of technology companies, one trend we’ve repeatedly seen is the stark quality difference between MBA-led tech startups and those led by a CTO. Let’s take a look at the tech differences between the two, and the diligence risks of each: MBA-Led Tech Startups The typical […]
This is the time when firms with operational experience must flex their muscles and dig in deep to help their portfolio companies manage through this unprecedented health crisis.
The PE model appeared to provide additional flexibility and access to capital even during times of broad market distress, an outcome that can reasonably be expected to play out once again.
Automation can minimize mistakes and optimize carry, while still leaving GPs in control of this vital calculation, say Riyaz Gadiwalla, Rebecca Symonds and Scott Pearson of EWM Global.
Private assets automation is still in its earliest stages. But change is on the way, says the product executive responsible for the alternative fund services business at Brown Brothers Harriman, Chris McChesney.
Given the scrutiny around fees and expenses these days, GPs are careful in allocating travel and related expenses, but recording such costs and recovering these costs can be a complex process, says Noel Furniss of TripsWare.
Software and tech-enabled companies offer real rewards, provided GPs adequately vet both the technology and its market during due diligence, says A.J. Watson of Thinktiv
The IRR clock starts ticking from day one, and the first months of a deal are critical to establishing its pace and trajectory and the relationship between the PE firm and portfolio company. Our firm has advised more than 200 PE funds since 1995, and even in the era of the 100-day plan, we time […]
By Nadim Malik Our firm, Sutton Place Strategies, has long advocated that deal sourcing is a key component of better fund performance. While private equity returns continue the trend of regression to the mean due to increasing competition and efficiencies in the market, the intense fragmentation of middle-market-deal sources creates an opportunity for best-in-class deal originators to invest […]
Investment Advisers Legislative Update — The House Financial Services Committee passed the Investment Advisers Modernization Act, which makes modest changes to the Investment Advisers Act, providing regulatory relief for private equity funds. For example, the bill updates Form PF so that private equity firms do not have to provide information on their portfolio companies; adjusts […]