Nicholas Donato

Kirkland & Ellis is once again the most active law firm in the private equity space based on deal volume, but based on deal value the latest mergermarket legal advisor charts show a shake-up at the top.

Twin California LP heavyweights CalPERS and CalSTRS, as well as Madison Dearborn partners on the GP side, are among those named to a recently formed Investor Advisory Committee.

DLA Piper has raided the New York office of Dewey & LeBoeuf while offshore law firms shuffle a significant amount of talent.

Private equity firms are still unsure which among them will fall under heightened Federal Reserve scrutiny despite systemic risk rulemaking passed this week.

After drastically transforming Blackstone’s IT infrastructure and reporting systems, chief information officer Harry Moseley has left the firm.

The professional services firm latest hire is French CFO Olivier Dubois who will sit in the firm’s Paris office.

Unbeknownst to some GPs, the British Virgin Islands is expected to increase its auditing and accounting standards in the coming months.

Certain private equity funds should be granted partial relief from harmful registration requirements, argued SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher in a recent speech.

Banking giant JPMorgan, which has $7 trn in funds under administration, has appointed a Citco vet to lead its alternative investment services.

The fund administration services provider has embarked on a recent hiring spree and added unregulated companies and trusts to its suite of Guernsey offerings.