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GP OperationsPE & The Coronavirus Stimulus: Challenges and Opportunities
Theresa Urband, a partner at RSM US LLP specializing in federal business tax, says there are still many provisions that will benefit PE firms looking to shore up cash flow and balance sheets as the pandemic grinds on.
April 14, 2020More -
GP OperationsThe Future of Data and Reporting in Private Equity
An expert discussion about how technology and standards will further deepen GP/LP relationships. Speakers from ILPA, Pine Brook and SS&C Intralinks discuss the move toward standardized reporting in private equity, the stumbling blocks that faxes and PDFs represent, the need for industry-wide adoption, the challenge of ad hoc reporting, the relative reporting maturity of the…
November 26, 2020More -
GP OperationsTaxes in a Trump vs. Biden Administration
US Private Equity and the 2020 Election. RSM financial services analyst Anthony DeCandido sets forth potential different paths for corporate and individual tax policy based on the presidential election outcome, as well as carried interest tax and accredited investor rules. Visit RSM’s Election 2020: Insights for the Middle Market
October 28, 2020More -
GP OperationsUS Managers Must Navigate New Fundraising Routes to Europe
An expert discussion about the evolving regulatory landscape for capital formation in Europe
October 13, 2020More -
GP OperationsLP Confidential: Top Tips for AGMs
In our new feature, private equity limited partners share unfiltered, “off the record” views on all things alternatives. This installment focuses on annual meetings—specifically, what drives LPs crazy about them.
June 30, 2020More -
GP OperationsWebinar: US Managers Must Navigate New Fundraising Routes to Europe
Guidance from experts at Ernst & Young, Simpson Thacher and Alter Domus
June 5, 2020More -
GP OperationsPrivate Equity Tax Policy 2020: 4 Things to Watch
Before becoming national tax go-to-market leader for RSM US LLP in September, 2019, Jim Alex served at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he worked on tax reform implementation alongside Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy in the United States Department of Treasury Dave Kautter, who was with RSM prior to his role with…
March 16, 2020More -
GP Operations2020 Tax Outlook From a Former US Treasury Official
James Alex of RSM, a former US Treasury official who worked on tax reform with other Trump Administration senior officials, discusses new tax rules including the deduction of business interests, Qualified Improvement Property rules, and the reporting challenges of Opportunity Zone regulations.
February 3, 2020More -
GP OperationsThe New ILPA Model LPA: What GPs Need to Know
Robert Seber of Vinson & Elkins discusses a new model limited partnership agreement from the Institutional Limited Partner Association and why general partners need to be aware that a suggested “prudent person” standard has a very specific history and understanding in the investment management industry.
January 30, 2020More -
GP OperationsCarefully Calculating the Waterfall
Part of the Gen II Fund Services thought-leadership series, Unlocking the Power of Private Equity Data.
Private equity fund economics are complicated – just ask the people whose job it is to calculate who gets paid how much and when. The distribution waterfall determines how profits are shared among GPs and LPs, and…
December 11, 2019More -
GP OperationsThe Rise of Operational Due Diligence
Institutional investors increasingly are focused not only on the returns generated by private equity managers, but on the soundness of the firm’s infrastructure. With each passing day, it seems that the legal, regulatory and competitive environment in which private capital firms do business becomes more complex, thereby elevating the risks faced even by firms…
July 22, 2019More -
GP OperationsQ&A: Women in Private Equity
Sally Mahloudji Vogelhut of MVision describes the reasons behind underrepresentation in the industry and what can be done to address it.
March 11, 2019More