The American Investment Council came up with ESG guidelines for PE in 2009. The organization’s president and CEO explains why it’s at the forefront of the movement.

Sacha Ghai, a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, discusses the firm’s recent survey of limited partner, and why the future looks bright for alternatives.

Mike Sommers, president and CEO of the American Investment Council, one of private equity’s leading trade associations, discusses the political climate and its impact on the industry.

Why the SEC is closely monitoring fee transparency in private equity.

How ‘materiality’ and investor sophistication are helping establish ESG in private equity.

Josh Lerner, a professor at Harvard Business School, outlines the benefits of sharing carry split information with investors, the ‘2 & 20 split’, what’s on LPs’ minds, and the continued divide between PE and VC when it comes to tech investments.

The challenge arising from investors’ expanding need for portfolio-level data.

ESG in private equity is evolving on two important fronts – reporting and risk mitigation.

With hedge funds largely outsourcing many aspects of fund administration, can private equity be that far behind?

How the SEC and investor demands are bringing private equity to a bold new era of transparency.

The ILPA’s Peter Freire describes the contraints of the LP back office and how standardization can help.

The ILPA, whose members control nearly half of all capital in the private equity industry, has issued new standards on fee transparency. Privcap speaks with ILPA CEO Peter Freire about the demand for better fee disclosure, the frustrations now felt by GPs and LPs alike, and why the Limited Partnership Agreement may be the next…

Two experts explain the concept of “calibration” and its growing importance in PE and VC valuations.

An expert conversation between Chris LaDue and Kevin Vannucci of RSM about what the firm can do for PE companies.

Karin Lagerlund of HarbourVest Partners discusses the importance of transparency and how to streamline reporting to investors.

Three experts share their approaches to forming and following valuation policies.

Chris Capko of ADP describes the human capital optimization that his firm brings to private equity investing.

Private equity and real estate LPs and GPs need to pay close attention to new partnership audit rules, amid warnings the changes could allow current investors to make tax liability decisions for former investors.