The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is an EU directive that will place hedge funds, private equity and other alternative investment firms in a regulated framework, in order to monitor and regulate their activity.

As operations become more complex, private equity and real estate investors are seeing the advantages of outsourcing. First movers among Europe’s private equity (PE) and real estate (RE) investment firms are moving to outsource administration. 

As we move into summer 2019, it’s a good time to reflect on some of the themes we’ve encountered in the first half of the year. So far, we’ve seen some familiar trends cropping up again in our conversations with clients.

Following the passing of the European Union’s (EU) GDPR, perhaps no other issue has exercised legal, IT and compliance departments more than how best to ensure businesses stay on the right side of the law while dealing with third parties or suppliers.