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James Board and Rajib Chanda Quoted in PEI on Fund Structures Targeting Private Wealth Investors

04.03.24

Funds Partners James Board and Rajib Chanda were quoted in a Private Equity International article titled, “What Private Wealth Investors Need,” which discussed the growth of new fund structures targeting wealthy individuals. When discussing how wealthy individuals may have limited experience with private markets in Europe, James noted, “This is why investor education is important, because private equity by its very nature is not a short-term investment. It’s a medium- to long-term investment. I think that’s the prism through which investors need to look at it.” Rajib went on to further observe that in the U.S. there is an overwhelming push toward standardization of fund terms, especially with respect to liquidity, and he echoed that much of the immediate focus is on disclosure and investor education in the private wealth space.

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