Feb 2021
Private Equity News | LPs Beware: How Fair are PE Funds’ Valuations?
Originally published by Private Equity News on February 22, 2021.
Richard Olsen, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group, provides his insights on a new study that has found that the pressure to raise money in a follow-on fundraising could drive some GPs to take shortcuts and inflate performance numbers. Click here to view the full article.
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Richard Olsen, Managing Director in Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group, provides his insights to Private Equity News on GPs taking shortcuts and inflating performance numbers.
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