Jennifer Harris
A new US Senate bill presents challenges for US firms with offshore structures.
Arcapita has a unique approach to wooing Middle Eastern investors – Sharia compliance, global exposure and a deal-by-deal syndication model. What's more, this structure avoids the “brain damage” of fundraising
The US Senate version of the stimulus bill includes a tax break for those who purchase discounted debt
There has been little progress toward making the International Financial Reporting Standards a good fit for private equity, and hence scant adoption by the industry in Europe
A Senate bill sponsored by Chuck Grassley and Carl Levin would require all private funds to publicly disclose the identities of their LPs, as well as the value of their assets under management
President Obama included language in his budget released yesterday that would tax carried interest as income at 39.6 percent. In other regulatory news, a bill in Congress would also require all advisors to private equity funds to register with the SEC.
Lily Wong; Partner and US General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer; Pantheon Ventures; San Francisco, California
Walkers and Goodwin Procter both opened offices in Asia in January.
Lombard Investments went from a US middle market firm to a Southeast Asian specialist - and is banking on the region's resilience.
K-1s are sure to be later than usual this year as finance teams wrestle with FAS 157. But technology can help to streamline the process.