Description
Book SynopsisDevelop and manage a private equity compliance program
Compliance has become one of the fastest-growing areas in the private equity (PE) space. Mirroring trends from the hedge fund industry, recent surveys indicate that PE managers rank compliance as the single most challenging aspect of their business. Reports also indicate that PE compliance spending has rapidly outpaced other PE operating costs with recent estimates indicating that individual PE funds on average spend at least 15 - 20% of their operating budgets on this area. General Partners (GPs) have also significantly ramped up the hiring of private equity compliance related roles.
Private Equity Compliance provides current and practical guidance on key private equity (PE) compliance challenges and trends. Packed with detailed, practical guidance on developing and managing a private equity compliance program, it offers up-to-date case studies and an analysis of critical regulatory enforcement actio
Table of Contents
Preface ix
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Private Equity Compliance 1
CHAPTER 2 Compliance Obligations of General Partners 15
CHAPTER 3 Limited Partner Advisory Committees and Other Boards 25
CHAPTER 4 Valuation Compliance 41
CHAPTER 5 Conflicts of Interest 53
CHAPTER 6 Fees and Expenses – Compliance Considerations 73
CHAPTER 7 Private Equity Compliance Technology, Business Continuity, and Cybersecurity 107
CHAPTER 8 Understanding Private Equity Compliance Documentation 121
CHAPTER 9 Compliance Training, Surveillance, and Testing for Private Equity Firms 137
CHAPTER 10 Limited Partner Analysis of Private Equity Compliance Functions 151
CHAPTER 11 Interviews with Private Equity Compliance Professionals 167
CHAPTER 12 Compliance Trends and Future Developments 193
About the Author 205
Index 207
