It is now no longer uncommon that as a condition to approving the transfer of a limited partner ("LP") interest in a private fund, the general partner ("GP") of such fund may seek a stapled primary commitment to its newest...more
For the investment teams of pension funds, endowment funds, family offices and similar institutional investors investing in private funds, barely a week goes by without their inboxes filling up with a long election booklet...more
Private equity and other illiquid private market investment funds have become increasingly relevant to pension fund investors in recent years as they have sought to diversify a minority proportion of their portfolios away...more
Private equity funds have, in the past, run dual track exit processes in which an exit by way of initial public offering (“IPO”) or direct auction sale have been simultaneously pursued. Whilst the IPO markets are, for the...more
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released considerations for both limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) in respect of continuation fund transactions, including GP-led secondaries, in May 2023....more
GP-led Fund Restructurings have become an increasingly important part of the private equity secondaries market, accounting for 40% of 2018's US$70 billion secondaries activity according to ILPA....more