#PrivateEquity @resilient_ent Skin in the game

It seems private equity bosses are under pressure to take a big dose of their own medicine.

Nick Britton
Date: 23 February 2012
Article: Opinion

Investors in private equity funds (LPs, to use the industry jargon) want fund managers (GPs) to commit more of their own personal money and show they have ‘skin in the game’, claims research. Somewhat ironically, many GPs say they do not have the money to commit, or are worried about being overexposed to a single investment.

However, you can see the LPs’ point. If GPs had full confidence in the funds they were running, surely they would pile every spare penny into them. What investment vehicle could possibly be better than one you are running yourself and fully expect to be a success?

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