27 Jan 2012 The US financial regulator has been watching how GPs value investments, which includes examinations of track records GPs use when trying to attract LPs into new funds. More>>
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27 Jan 2012 The Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein expressed frustration with the perception that private equity leaders ‘cheat’ on their taxes. More>>
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26 Jan 2012 Dechert has poached talent from Mayer Brown as part of a new office opening in Germany, and Proskauer continues to bulk up its London funds practice as law firms continue to battle for talent and remain ahead of the competition.
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26 Jan 2012 Foreign companies listing in the US now must publicise their IPO registration documents, according to new rules. The requirement may make a public listing overseas less attractive. More>>
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25 Jan 2012 How pay rules should apply to private fund managers and whether it’s smart to keep dealmakers separate from a risk oversight team are among the questions now being considered by the UK’s Financial Services Authority. More>>
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25 Jan 2012 In what could be a debate that catches the eyes of tax authorities, private equity accountants are differing over whether carried interest should be treated as a performance fee, or a return on investments.
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24 Jan 2012 Private equity, along with other alternative asset classes, will be under the microscope in Illinois, where politicians have formed a committee to determine if the pension systems are taking on too much risk. More>>
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24 Jan 2012 The law firm has launched a ‘fully integrated offering’ for private equity investors, infrastructure investors, sovereign wealth funds and so-called ‘alternative capital providers’, acknowledging that the investment strategies of many large, global financial investors have converged. More>>
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23 Jan 2012 Back office support and transparency are just two of the many 'tie breakers' LPs now use when selecting their fund managers, according to speakers at Private Equity International’s annual CFOs & COOs Forum in New York. More>>
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23 Jan 2012 New legislation reopening the debate on a carry tax hike may finally reach the president's desk as a result of the furor over Mitt Romney's private equity past, according to a speaker at Private Equity International’s annual CFOs & COOs Forum in New York. More>>
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