The long-term nature of private equity investment enables fund managers to work with company leaders in driving transformational change within investee businesses, as well as within private equity houses themselves. In recent years, one key area of focus has been the establishment of responsible...

The UK economy has not performed strongly since emerging from recession at the end of 2009, while at the same time public sector cuts have yet to really take their toll. With the Government encouraging new and small businesses to boost activity and jobs, we examine whether the UK is still a good...

Private equity is still a relatively young asset class, with some unique characteristics. One feature is the very irregular timing of cash flows, and a consequence of this is that private equity relies on measures of returns that are not standard in other asset classes. As such, new investors...