New era in private equity fees: Watson Wyatt

In this latest paper, Watson Wyatt, suggests some changes to redress the imbalance in private equity fees including changing the basis on which a manager sets its management fees; and that GPs should consider phasing in management fees over the investment period to reduce the significant fee drag from paying on commitments early in the life of a fund.

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Nest favours institutional-first managers as retail exodus pressures private credit

Nest favours institutional-first managers as retail exodus pressures private credit

Nest, the largest workplace pension in the UK, says that private credit managers who prioritise institutional clients will be more favourably viewed. The £61 billion ($82 billion) fund has awarded a £450 million ($605 million) US direct lending mandate to Crescent Capital this month, citing the manager's institutional-client-first approach as a key attraction.

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