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Guest Column: Private Fund Advisor Rules Analysis

Shahrukh Khan is an investment funds lawyer and writer. He advises emerging managers on the formation, management, and operation of private funds. He also advises institutional
investors in connection with their investments into private funds.

07.03.24
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Hires, Promotions Favor Non-Diverse Staff: Meketa

The majority of new hires and promotions at public and private markets managers in 2023 continued to be with non-racially di­verse people, according to results from Meketa Investment Group’s latest diversity, equity and inclusion questionnaire.

07.03.24
Private Equity Firms Weigh Current Market Versus Future
Conference Coverage
Private Equity Firms Weigh Current Market Versus Future

The current slowdown in the private equity market has left both general partners and limited partners evaluating the best path forward.

07.03.24
News Briefs
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News Briefs

This month we have news from a recent podcast with Moelis Asset Catalyst V.P. Dan Pogue as well as a new emerging manager program to seed asset managers in Japan from Nomura Holdings.

07.03.24
Conference Coverage
Private Equity Firms Should Be Open To Liquidity Options: Panel

Private equity firms should continue to evaluate options that can unlock liquidity for limited part­ners, according to a private equity panel at the Na­tional Association of Securities Professionals 35th annual Financial Services Conference.

07.03.24
Conference Coverage
Momentum, Patience Critical To Raising First-Time Fund

The ability to build momentum in a first fundraise is critical to getting allocators to make a decision on investing, according to panelists on the Private Equity: Stories From the Road, Emerging Manager Fund­raising in a Volatile Environment breakout session.

07.03.24
Be Creative, Transparent & Equitable As An Emerging Mgr.
Conference Coverage
Be Creative, Transparent & Equitable As An Emerging Mgr.

Firms should be creative, transparent and equitable when navigating the market as an emerging manager, according to a panel led by Danielle Even, principal of real estate investments at GCM Grosvenor, during the New Jersey Division of Investments’ Emerg­ing Managers Symposium held virtually on June 26.

07.03.24
Scaling Fees, Access Proves Challenging For RE Managers
Conference Coverage
Scaling Fees, Access Proves Challenging For RE Managers

Emerging real estate managers face difficul­ties in scaling fees as well as entrepreneur­ial challenges building their track records, a panel highlighted at the New Jersey Division of Investments’ Emerging Managers Sympo­sium held virtually on June 26.

07.03.24
Conference Coverage
Real Estate Program Aims To Broaden Opportunity Set

The recently funded emerging manager real estate program at the New Jersey Division of Investment is designed to give the plan ac­cess to managers that would normally be out of the $100.1 billion plan’s reach, according to a real estate panel from the organization’s June 26 virtual conference.

07.03.24
Conference Coverage
Institutions Eye Differentiated Portfolios, Alignment From PE

Private equity managers should construct a well-rounded portfolio with differenti­ated niche strategies and focus on their alignment of interests with LPs to set themselves up for success in a competitive and changing market, according to a panel at the New Jersey Division of Investments’ Emerging Managers Symposium held vir­tually on June 26.

07.03.24