Private equity work stream

Background

The PRI’s Private Equity work stream brings together Limited Partners (investors), General Partners (private equity firms), Advisors and Fund of Fundsto raise awareness and support implementation of the Principles in this asset class. In practice this includes:

• providing guidance and implementation support to LPs, GPs and fund of funds;
• thought leadership on responsible investment in private equity, and;
• outreach and engagement to industry stakeholders.

To read about the history of the private equity work stream, please click here.

In June 2011, the PRI published a second edition of its publication 'Responsible investment in private equity: A guide for Limited Partners'. The Guide outlines how limited partners, general partners and portfolio companies each have a role in promoting better and more consistent integration of ESG factors into private equity investment decisions.

The new edition of the guide is available here.

The PRI will be publishing in early 2012 a new edition of its 2009 compendium of case studies on responsible investment in private equity. The 2009 edition is available here.

Signatory-only resources

Private equity signatories

The following general partners and fund of funds are among some of the PRI signatories with exclusive or significant activities in the private equity asset class: