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  PE Fundraising

  Freebies to LPs are hitting fund managers in the pocket

  February 24, 2026

  Co-investment rights are driving down revenues at a time of rising costs for PE firms, Bain & Co. survey shows.

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  Secondaries

  Nesting dolls of SPVs are providing access to hot startups—and potential problems

  September 23, 2025

  Layered SPVs promise to open long-closed doors to buzzy startups. Stacked fees and murky ownership underscore mounting risks.

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  Commentary

  Private equity’s enduring fee structure

  September 4, 2024

  Over the past seven vintage years, the fees PE managers charge their LPs haven’t changed much, defying industry expectations.

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  Commentary

  LP access to fund information hangs in the balance

  June 13, 2024

  Last week, the SEC faced a major setback in its campaign to level the playing field for fund investors.

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  LPs

  Survey: GPs plan to ramp up fees in show of confidence

  February 23, 2024

  In a survey of 100 global alternative asset managers, 19.75% of respondents said they expect to increase their firm’s management fees over the next 12 months.

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  Fund terms and fees

  Big LPs secure increasingly bespoke terms amid tight fundraising

  February 22, 2024

  Private equity lawyers report an uptick in the use of separately managed accounts.

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  Co-investors

  The crowding-out effect

  February 6, 2024

  The rise of semi-liquid funds could crowd out large institutional co-investors.

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