GP100 panel back public trading for private equity

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More than half of GP 100 Panel members believe they would get more transparency from their private equity manager if the firm was publicly traded.

The results come after Alan MacKay, chief executive of Hermes GPE, claimed the recent initial public offering announcement by Apollo was a boon to the private equity industry, as it would help "dem...

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