Sponsors should ensure their placement agents are registered broker-dealers and then enter into a customary engagement letter to evidence the terms of the engagement.

In 2015, more than 50% of private equity funds that closed used a placement agent.

As the private equity industry soldiers through one of its toughest ever fundraising environments, some big-name firms are tapping outsiders to help them to dig out and access new pools of capital.

ROWAYTON, Conn., Jan. 27, 2020-- Eaton Partners, one of the world’ s leading private capital advisory and fund placement firms and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp., is pleased ...

This year’s honorees on our Women to Watch list include some of the most talented professionals involved on both sides of private-equity fund negotiations.

Active Fund Placement: Leading third-party marketer in Europe, offering significant market access and a transparent, professional sales approach.

Calpers, the biggest U.S. public pension fund, released late on Wednesday a list of 11 firms with which it has invested that did not reply to its request for information on their use of placement ...

Briarcliffe Credit Partners Serves as North American Placement Agent to BC Partners Credit and Freeport Financial on the respective closes of Special Opportunities Fund III and Freeport First Lien ...

Alternative-assets manager Investcorp has agreed to buy the placement agent and advisory firm Mercury Capital Advisors Group in a deal that reflects the growing demand for private investment ...

APT Fund Advisory, a new placement agent, is trying to connect smaller global GPs following niche strategies with large North American investors.

The following is a list of top 20 placement agents, from a recent report by private equity research group Preqin. Inclusion in the list does not mean that any of the firms have done anything wrong.