Private Equity

Private equity’s institutional investors reckon with a shifting balance of power

‘Some are proactive, others are evasive’: Amid a private wealth goldrush, LPs meet in Paris to reflect on the future of their relationships with buyout bosses

Clouds lingered over the LP outlook in Paris last week
Clouds lingered over the LP outlook in Paris last week Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

One investor calls it the country club problem.

When you’re on the outside, you want to be on the inside, but once you’re on the inside, you don’t want anyone else to be let in.

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110-Hour Workweeks Drove Young Bankers at a Boutique Firm to the Brink