Carried Interest in 2026: Congress's Favorite Loophole Still Hasn't Closed (Here's Why It Matters for LPs)
Carried Interest Tax 2026: PE Loophole Survives Carried Interest in 2026: Congress's Favorite Loophole Still Hasn't Closed (Here's Why It Matters for LPs) By Jeff Barnes, MBA | Angel Investors Network
GP-Led Secondaries and Continuation Funds: What Every LP Needs to Know Before the Roll-or-Cash-Out Call
TL;DR: Your GP is about to offer you a choice — roll your interest into a new continuation vehicle or take cash — and 99% of LPs aren't ready for it. The market that powers this decision hit $115 bill
NAV Financing in Private Equity: What It Is, Why GPs Love It, and Why LPs Should Be Worried
TL;DR: Your PE fund manager just borrowed against the portfolio you already own — and you probably didn't know. I want you to picture something. You invest $5 million into a private equity fund. The G
Co-Investment in Private Equity: The Insider Track to Better LP Returns
A co-investment lets you put capital directly into a single private equity deal alongside the fund, at zero carried interest and reduced or zero management fees. According to ILPA Principles 3.0, this
The PE Distribution Waterfall: How $100M in Fund Proceeds Gets Divided
The distribution waterfall is the contractual mechanism that determines how every dollar of fund proceeds splits between you, the limited partner, and the general partner. Get this wrong, and a fund t
Management Company Structure in Private Equity and VC Funds: A Complete LP Guide
TL;DR: Private equity and venture capital funds operate through two distinct legal entities: the General Partner (GP) LLC, which holds carried interest and makes investment decisions, and the Manageme
Blind Pool Funds: You're Writing a Blank Check and Most Investors Don't Know It
TL;DR: The vast majority of traditional private equity and venture capital funds are blind pools. You commit capital before the GP identifies a single specific investment. That is not a bug. It is
Carlyle's $8.5B Pre-Seeding Play: What PE Fund Financing Means for LPs
TL;DR Carlyle Group assembled an $8.5 billion financing arrangement comprising bank debt, preferred equity, and common equity to anchor its next flagship North America buyout fund before formally
Management Company vs. GP Entity: How Private Fund Managers Structure Their Business
The management company — often called the ManCo — is the operating entity at the center of every private fund structure. According to Carta's overview of private fund structures, the management compan