Nicole Miskelly

Technical implementation issues have pushed back the application date of Europe’s market reform directive by a year.

Driven by EU legislation, the French Parliament has made some important national tax changes that promise to impact the private equity sector.

DLA Piper adds Baker McKenzie M&A veteran; Holland & Knight opens new office with nine from Dickstein Shapiro; and more private fund lawyer moves.

Jane Jarcho has been promoted to deputy director of the US agency’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.

The former managing director and general counsel at Thomas H. Lee Partners has joined the private equity firm.

In response to proposed regulations that would limit the tax deductibility of interest payments and expand union rights, industry trade body NVP is encouraging private equity firms to speak up in defense of the industry.

The launch marks the industry’s first attempt to standardize fee reporting, it said.

Mike Sommers joins as head of the trade association in February from Capitol Hill.

Andrew Goldberg, a former fund formation lawyer at Debevoise & Plimpton, has joined the private equity firm as general counsel.

Andrew Bailey will cut short his tenure as Bank of England deputy governor to take over as head of the UK regulator, which has been without a full-time CEO since Martin Wheatley stepped down in September.