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Demystifying the Private Funds Landscape
PEF Services, Pepper Hamilton and Withum Review Industry-Wide Fees and Expenses Practices PEF Services LLC, in conjunction with the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP, and the accounting firm of WithumSmith+Brown, is pleased to announce the release of a second benchmark...
read morePrivate Equity’s Secondary Market: Expanding the Toolkit
By Dave DiMatteo, PEF Services LLC Based on a number of market reports, approximately 60 percent of Limited Partners (LPs) acknowledged to buying or selling private equity assets in the secondary market. That’s a far cry from the emergence of the market in the early...
read moreBest Practices for Launching & Managing an SBIC
By Peter Stern, PEF Services LLC On April 19, 2016, PEF Services was a contributing sponsor of a Capital Roundtable conference for the private equity community focusing on the question “Is the SBIC program right for you?” A question we typically hear - “Is dealing...
read moreAnne Anquillare Featured in Consultant Spotlight of Money Management Intelligence
Illiquid Alternative Assets Face Brave New World with TPFAs by Anne Anquillare, PEF Services LLC As I am sure you are aware, the illiquid alternative asset market (mainly buyout, venture, private real estate and debt funds) is facing mounting pressures on its back...
read moreILPA’s New Fee Transparency Initiative: Gleaning the Critical and the Useful.
by Shay Caufield, PEF Services LLC There has been substantial attention devoted to private equity fund managers and their lack of adequate transparency when it comes to periodic reporting to their investors. We have seen headlines involving large institutional...
read moreHow to Strengthen the Weakest Link in Your Cybersecurity Chain
By Anne Anquillare, PEF Services LLC By now you know that the human element is the weakest link in your cybersecurity chain. You can’t upgrade it, install antivirus protection for it, close its port, etc. All you can do is educate and hope. However, there are more...
read moreAnne Anquillare featured in Growth Capitalist
Anne Anquillare was featured in the December 1, 2015 issue of Growth Capitalist on the SEC targeting private equity companies. Growth Capitalist covers the $25 billion annual market for growth equity private placements, including private placements of pubic equity...
read moreMcGladrey’s Annual Investment Industry Summit Recap
By Beth Manzi, PEF Services LLC On October 7, 2015, hundreds of accountants attended McGladrey’s Annual Investment Industry Summit. Aside from valuable accounting, tax and regulatory guidance updates, the big focus of this year’s summit was cybersecurity. No one...
read moreThe Debenture SBIC Fund Life Cycle: A Year in the Life of a General Partner
Join Anne Anquillare,co-founder and CEO, David Gerogosian, Senior Vice President and Beth Manzi, COO of PEF Services as they take you through "A Debenture SBIC Fund Life Cycle: A Year in the Life of a General Partner." The webinar takes you through the practical steps...
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