The appointment of Mason Stark follows the recent high-profile additions of Cai, Chang and Furo, and further strengthens Wilshire Phoenix’s leadership team, all of whom join Herrmann with key executive roles as the firm continues its rapid growth.

RSM: The institutional investment market is demanding greater transparency into the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts of their managers, including private equity managers. Read more…

Since the financial crisis in 2008, the European rulebook on financial services developed exponentially and virtually all areas of financial services, from the products themselves to the provision of services, nowadays are subject to a specific applicable regulation.

RSM: For years, funds have valued their equity interests in portfolio companies using the following approach: calculate the enterprise value, subtract any debt and allocate the remainder to the equity classes in order of seniority. Read more…