How About Some Love for the GP?
Private equity firms are digitally transforming their operating environments at break-neck pace. From the front- to the middle- and onto the back office, technology has revolutionized the way that firms…
The Frenetic Hiring Pace of Private Capital Firms
EWM Global’s Tom Pittman led the third in our 2021 webinar series on best practices in recruiting for private equity talent. Our expert panelists – Jonathan Goldstein, Partner at Heidrick…
Are Private Capital Firms Following These 3 Critical Steps in their Succession Planning?
In private equity and debt firms, when a leadership exit occurs, it is most often a hectic transition, and could even result in other employees or key partners leaving the…
Taxation on Carried Interest for Non-Tax Professionals
Tom Pittman, Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer for EWM Global, recently sat down with three distinguished tax attorneys: Steven Bortnick, Partner at Troutman Pepper, Aurell Taussig, Partner at Herbert…
Cybersecurity for Private Capital
Less than a decade ago, “cyber security” was a lightly-used catchphrase in science fiction movies. In 2020 and 2021, not only has the phrase, but also its application, become front…
An Unwelcome Guest with a Silver Lining
For many years now, digitization has been heralded as the new frontier for companies of all shapes and sizes. At EWM Global, we have been beating the drum for digital…
Virtual Reality: Reshaping Work for the Future
Preparing for the umpteenth company-wide team video call this week, I started to reflect on how quickly this new way of remotely communicating and working with each other has become…
Blackouts, Curfews and Essential Services in the time of COVID-19
More than 100 years ago, as it formally entered World War I in August 1914, Britain implemented then First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Winston Churchill’s “Blackout” plan. The strategy…
Lifting the Curtain on Carried Interest Calculations
An anniversary date model can secure timely payments – and need not generate excessive complexity.Amid the unprecedented growth in private markets and the increasingly competitive environment over the past decade,…
Buckle Up – Let’s Power Into a New Decade
The start of a new decade always offers moments of reflection of what has been, and of the next frontiers. A century ago the 1920’s marked a time of liberation…