Why insurance is private equity’s biggest blind spot
15.07.2025 – Articles
Bruce Hepburn and Steve Darrington of Mactavish dive into why insurance is one of the most overlooked, and potentially dangerous, blind spots in private equity.
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How to SFDR
11.11.2024 – Articles
Exploring the persistent SFDR challenges firms are facing and how they are best advised to manage them in practice.
Ripple effect: digital supply chain concentration
21.10.2024 – Articles
As private equity firms double down on sector-focused investment strategies, thanks to today’s reliance on expansive digital infrastructures, a cyber breach at one external vendor or service provider in this complex digital supply chain can have devastating effects on an entire portfolio.
Geopolitical uncertainty reshaping investment strategies
21.10.2024 – Articles
PGIM’s 2024 Global Risk Report, based on the findings from a survey of 400 institutional investors managing $9trn in assets, underscores the need for resilient investing strategies in an increasingly unpredictable world.
The Steve Darrington Series: ep3 Risk philosophy
01.10.2024 – Articles
In this episode Steve explains how his particular outlook on risk evolved, the roots of which trace back to a formative litigious incident in his early career.
Affinity inquiry highlights growing geopolitical risks
01.10.2024 – Articles
The recently launched US Senate’s investigation into Affinity Partners underscores the increasing geopolitical risks faced by private equity firms.
The concerns section of a due diligence report
01.10.2024 – Articles
LP-GP expert Anthony Kwesi Hagan, highlights several ways effective and ineffective counterarguments are constructed in the concerns section of due diligence reports. He urges GPs to ease the report-building process for LP through honest exchanges, unwavering transparency, and authentic objectivity.
Reputational risk
24.09.2024 – Articles
Anthony Kwesi Hagan, LP-GP relationship expert and founder of Freedomization, details the ways in which LPs attempt to map out a GP’s character.
Forget the J-curve, focus on the alignment curve
16.09.2024 – Articles
An active focus on alignment and collaboration is the most powerful driver of returns AND the most important risk management tool.
Why is AI so difficult to understand, and what do you actually need to know about it?
10.09.2024 – Articles
We sat down with Frederik Muelke, head of alternative assets at Robin AI, for a grounding discussion on how much private equity practitioners actually need to wrap their heads around AI.
Cutting it fine
14.08.2024 – Articles
Two-thirds of GPs hit with governance-related fines or sanctions in the last two years
Third party cyber risk with Risk Ledger
22.07.2024 – Podcasts & Videos
Alice Murray speaks to CEO and co-founder of Risk Ledger Haydn Brooks about how alternative investors can approach and manage supply chain risk in their portfolio
Adapt and thrive
18.07.2024 – Articles
Tough markets conditions have a Darwinian effect on its participants. A new survey-based report from Mayer Brown reveals the industry’s eagerness to transform itself.