Toby Mitchenall
Toby Mitchenall is the Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, at PEI Media. He is responsible for New Private Markets, a dedicated intelligence source on impact investing, sustainability and ESG in private markets, and is based in PEI’s London office. Toby was previously a consultant advising private equity firms on marketing and public relations.
Representatives from AlpInvest Partners, NYCRS and the UK's Nest pension fund say it is only when GPs play their part in tackling climate change that LPs can make their portfolios resilient.
For better or worse private equity fundraising will have to be conducted with less of a human touch.
We caused a stir with reports of unnamed LP defaults last week; was it a storm in a teacup?
As the industry grows in size and influence, the question will get louder. The industry needs to be able to give a definitive answer.
One of the fastest growing niches of the secondaries market is capital constrained; someone should take advantage.
The LP-friendly limited partnership agreement is intended to cut down the need for negotiation and side letters when establishing a private equity fund.
Once associated with problem funds, GP-led processes are now part of the smart manager’s tool kit. Should you be doing one, and if so, how?
Note to sellers: A portfolio containing managers with robust ESG policies is a more enticing proposition.
Axing carry and management fees for certain investors is a neat way of giving back.
Concerns from a sophisticated institutional investor should be heeded… to a point.