Steve Nelson: Private equity alignment of interest must happen now or never
Steve Nelson · Steve Nelson – Assisting Private Equity Allocators Through Turbulent Times at ILPA (Capital Allocators, EP.129) · Apr 9, 2020 · at 26:33
Steve Nelson, CEO of the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), discusses how the 2020 economic downturn is a critical test for LP-GP governance and reporting standards.
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“I think in terms of governance, in terms of transparency, in terms of reporting, that whole notion of alignment of interest, if it's not going to happen now, it's never going to happen. It matters more than ever.”
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