Purpose – Describe an important recent enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding expense allocations by private equity funds. Design/methodology/approach – Discusses a recent enforcement action by the SEC regarding a registered investment adviser’s...

Purpose To review and analyze the key structural considerations secondaries funds and funds of funds must consider when negotiating credit facilities secured by limited partnership (LP) interests. Design/methodology/approach This article provides an overview of the primary issues that arise with...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain various regulatory risks and problem areas facing private equity firms and to recommend compliance policies and procedures to minimize those risks. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains several problem areas that have been the...

Purpose – The purpose of this exploratory study is to gain a better understanding of the motivations behind private equity (PE) activities in Australia. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reports findings arising from face‐to‐face semi‐structured interviews with individuals...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze specific levers of value creation in small and mid-size private equity deals. Private equity firms add value through various types of value creation measures in their portfolio firms to achieve abnormal returns. Established literature has shown...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify specific drivers of value creation in secondary buyouts. While this type of private equity deal has risen in importance in recent years, it is not yet well understood. Through an in-depth analysis of the acquisition of Brenntag by BC Partners,...