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ILPA Launches Second Phase of PE Template

April 4, 2017 by Eugene Grygo

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has just published a first for the private equity industry: a standard template for reporting fees, expenses and carried interest to limited partners (LPs), which ILPA says is the second phase of its transparency initiative. ILPA launched the ILPA Reporting Template on Jan. 29, 2016, “to encourage uniformity” in… Read More >>

Filed Under: Regulation & Compliance Tagged With: automation, ILPA Reporting Template, Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), private equity

Northern Trust, IBM Build Blockchain for Private Equity Ops

February 28, 2017 by Eugene Grygo

Northern Trust and IBM have combined forces on the first commercial deployment of blockchain technology that went live at a private equity investment manager and that will eventually be offered to other clients of the asset custodian. The blockchain solution enables the private equity fund manager to “transfer ownership stakes and be managed, serviced and… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Blockchain/DLT Tagged With: blockchain, IBM, Northern Trust, private equity

TA Associates Backs Management Buyout of GSAM Unit

September 26, 2016 by Louis Chunovic

TA Associates Backs Aussie-Focused Investment Capabilities and Fund Platform TA Associates, a private equity firm, reports that it has signed a definitive agreement to back a management buyout of Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Australian-focused investment capabilities and fund platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close by year-end,… Read More >>

Filed Under: Industry News, People Moves Tagged With: ACE Software, Alain Falys, Bill North, Clare Walsh, Dion Hershan, Emilio Gonzalez, Gavin Rochussen, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, GSAM, J O Hambro, J O Hambro Capital Managment, John Quamina, Kam Hing Wong, Katie Hudson, Ken Lambden, Matt Corsaro, Michael Paulus, OpenDoor, OpenDoor Securities, Pelican, People Moves, private equity, private equity firm, Rob Grillo, Roy Keenan, TA Associates, Tristan Blampied

SEC Hits WL Ross with $2.3M Penalty

August 31, 2016 by Louis Chunovic

SEC officials report that WL Ross & Co. LLC, a New York-based private equity fund adviser, founded and chaired by investor Wilbur L. Ross, will pay a civil penalty of $2.3 million, plus reimbursements, to settle charges that it failed to disclose its fee allocation practices to the WLR Funds and their investors, resulting in… Read More >>

Filed Under: General Interest, Governance, AML/Fraud/Financial Crime, Regulation & Compliance, Industry News Tagged With: Advisers Act and Rule 206(4)-8, compliance, Donald Trump, Invesco, limited partnership agreement (LPA), management fees, private equity, registered investment advisor, SEC, The New York Times, Wilbur L. Ross, WL Ross, WL Ross & Co. LLC, WLR Funds

Media Reports Say Misys Owner Mulling IPO

August 25, 2016 by Eugene Grygo

Misys, a 37-year-old banking and capital markets software systems provider, may be entering the public markets again, according to media reports about the matter. In mid-August, The Times of London, citing industry sources, ran with a story that Misys was getting ready to launch a £5.5 billion ($7.3 billion) listing via the London Stock Exchange…. Read More >>

Filed Under: Risk Management, General Interest, FinTech Trends, Industry News Tagged With: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, capital markets, Caroline Duff, corporate banking, enterprise risk, FusionCapital, Goldman Sachs, initial public offering, investment management, IPO, JPMorgan, lending, London Stock Exchange, Misys, Misys FinCloud, Moelis & Company, private equity, risk management, The Times of London, treasury, Vista Equity Partners

PE Firms Oppose Brexit as Race Tightens in U.K.

June 13, 2016 by Lynn Strongin Dodds

As the deadline for the U.K.’s European Referendum is fast approaching, private equity and real estate managers around the world have made their voices heard. The majority of firms within the country as well as Europe, U.S. and Asia are firmly within in the Remain camp. A recent survey conducted by Augentius, a private equity… Read More >>

Filed Under: General Interest, Industry News Tagged With: AIFMD, Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, Augentius, Brexit, British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, private equity, private equity firm, real estate

Calypso Technology Agrees to Buyout

April 19, 2016 by Eugene Grygo

Calypso Technology is going down the private equity route and the cash infusion will help the trading and risk management systems vendor grow its investor base and take its offerings to the next level for demanding customers, officials say. European private equity fund Bridgepoint and global growth equity investor Summit Partners announced that they are… Read More >>

Filed Under: Derivatives Operations, Collateral & Margin Management, Securities Operations, Clearing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Risk Management, General Interest, FinTech Trends, Back-Office, Regulatory Compliance, Industry News Tagged With: acquisition, Bridgepoint, Calypso, Calypso Technology, capital markets, central banking, clearing, collateral management, financial software acquisition, investment management, operating costs, Pascal Xatart, private equity, Scott Collins, Summit Partners, Xavier Robert

Coller Capital Remains Tight Lipped about Next CEO

February 8, 2016 by Lynn Strongin Dodds

The surprise departure of Tim Jones as CEO and deputy investment officer of secondaries private equity firm Coller Capital came as a surprise and prompted a management review. However, investors will have to wait a few weeks before any more light is shed on the subject and whether a new appointment is imminent. According to… Read More >>

Filed Under: General Interest, Industry News, People Moves Tagged With: Coller Capital, Coller International Partners VII, private equity, Tim Jones

Calpers Wants Private Equity Firms to be More Transparent

February 3, 2016 by Louis Chunovic

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers), the largest public pension fund in the U.S., is looking for more transparency from private equity firms and calling for a more open reporting process going forward. That’s important because, in 2015, Calpers invested $27.6 billion in private equity. But as big as that investment seems, it’s less… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Buy-Side, Middle-Office, Operational Risk, Governance, FinTech Trends, Regulation & Compliance Tagged With: CalPERS, operational risk, private equity, reporting, transparency

Investors and Regulators Push PE Firms for More Transparency

January 28, 2016 by Eugene Grygo

Private equity firms are feeling the heat for more IT solutions and better data management as an uptick in regulatory audits and exams is causing investors to demand more transparency, according to professional services firm EY’s 2016 global private equity fund and investor survey. The greater demand for transparency is one of the key findings… Read More >>

Filed Under: Securities Operations, Data Management, Ops Automation, Regulation & Compliance, Industry News Tagged With: automation, CFO, chief financial officer, data management, E&Y, Ernst & Young, fund managers, investors, operational excellence, PE firms, portfolio analytics, private equity, Private Equity International, risk management, Scott Zimmerman, transparency, valuation

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