A guide of guides
08.04.2025 – Guides
From best practice to ESG reporting and valuation guidelines – all the key resources you need in one place.
Topics
Bone of contention
07.04.2025 – Articles
Private market valuations have been under attack, and the industry is – perhaps unsurprisingly – defending its practices. Whichever way you look at it, the highly contentious topic will continue to steal focus as the public/private convergence continues.
Future proofing investor relations
01.04.2025 – Articles
Short-term thinking will lead to long-term pain.
From crawl to sprint: A brief history of private capital tech
31.03.2025 – Contributors
Andre Boreas of Quadsight Partners takes us on a guided tour through the evolution of tech solutions in private capital; from slow beginnings to major acceleration as scalability becomes top of mind and managers ramp up their use of new technologies.
Column: Brand values
25.03.2025 – Contributors
Columnist and HR specialist Laura Callahan explores what the next generation cares about most – including authenticity, sustainability and purpose – and how this applies at work.
A token of appreciation
24.03.2025 – Articles
There’s a lot of talk and excitement around tokenisation, but has it meaningfully materialised in private markets?
Why LPs are tiring of the ‘next big thing’
19.03.2025 – Contributors
Chasing trends won’t win over LPs – conviction will
Ed Stubbings: A new era for emerging managers
18.03.2025 – Podcasts & Videos
In this broad and multi-faceted discussion, Ed Stubbings shares his journey from studying theology to becoming a prominent figure in the emerging manager space.
AML rules go west: Expect some pain
17.03.2025 – Articles
While fund managers operating in the UK and Europe are well-versed in cumbersome AML and KYC requirements, as the US regulator plays catch-up, stateside adoption is expected to be painful.
The price is right-ish
10.03.2025 – Articles
The FCA’s review of valuations in private markets found good practice, however, it found the industry lacking when it comes to independence and expertise. Here we unpick the constructive criticism.
The top four tech priorities on every CTO’s mind
10.03.2025 – Contributors
Over the past six months I’ve had meetings with 57 different PE firms, mostly with technology leaders or management-level professionals. Here are the four most common tech goals.
LINE UP_ AI risks as an employer
10.03.2025 – Podcasts & Videos
Columnist Laura Callahan, HR and next gen talent expert, explores the challenges employers face in adopting AI, the importance of setting clear expectations, and the need for open communication about AI usage within organisations.
Fund expenses: An awkward dance
05.03.2025 – Articles
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are sharpening their focus on fund expenses; they will find a series of tense manoeuvres between GPs and LPs.
Favourite findings from Bain’s PE report 2025
03.03.2025 – Articles
Happy Bain Global Private Equity Report 2025 day!! Here’s a selection of our favourite, mind-blowing findings that make this report and its release day a key event in the industry calendar.
Column: Loyalty free
26.02.2025 – Contributors
According to columnist and HR specialist Laura Callahan, new talent has never enjoyed job security and therefore has no job loyalty. With this cohort increasingly being headhunted, she provides practical advice on how to retain junior team members.
The QAHC pack
25.02.2025 – Articles
Designed to be simple and flexible, as well as a competitor to vehicles in rival European fund centres, is the UK’s Qualifying Asset Holding Company (QAHC), delivering on what it set out to achieve?
Accounting tech stack: inefficient, disconnected and risky
24.02.2025 – Articles
Survey finds inefficient and disconnected systems are bottlenecking productivity and potentially increasing compliance risks.
Have your say: Take part in IQ-EQ’s CFO survey
19.02.2025 – Articles
The Line is collaborating with IQ-EQ to better understand emerging trends and challenges faced by private markets’ CFOs.
The myth of the perfect pitch: why authenticity beats showmanship
19.02.2025 – Contributors
Rewire’s Anika Scott details the pitfalls of overly polished investor pitches and provides practical guidance on how to communicate with authenticity.
Deepfakes, real threat
18.02.2025 – Articles
As AI tools rapidly become more sophisticated, the ease with which cyber criminals can harness the technology increases in lockstep. For private capital funds, the threat presented by deepfakes is scarily real.