PEI Staff

FRONTLINE 2006-05-01 Staff Writer Compliance firm adds directorIMS Consulting, the UK asset management compliance consultant specializing in alternative investments, has appointed Stephen Burke as director of consulting. Burke has joined after 15 years with PricewaterhouseCoope

LPs' side letter requests can be many - and at times conflicting. When setting up a partnership agreement, GPs should be wary of overcommitting themselves.

US private equity firms ignore ‘golden parachute’ rules at their peril.

London-based firms have a demand for American IR talent.

A new EC Directive is likely to make extensive and costly demands.

Despite good intentions, Illinois' boycott on Sudan-related investments has gotten a state pension banned from at least one prominent private equity fund.

A dispute involving TH Lee Putnam further highlights the risks of using at-cost valuations for private equity portfolios.

A new study compares the pros and cons of limited partnerships and quoted private equity vehicles.

Whose alignment is it, anyway? 2006-05-01 Staff Writer As the unwieldy mass that is private equity moves in fits and starts toward the promised land of ?institutionalization,? it is often said that the investment partnerships at the center of the industry are showing greater alignment of interests. This may

Soon after New York-based Diamond Castle was founded by a group of Credit Suisse (formerly CSFB) veterans, Linda Grogan joined the firm in June 2005 as its first CFO. Grogan, formerly the director of tax at Credit Suisse's private equity group, recently spoke with Private Equity Manager about her experience setting up the fund administration functions for a new venture of a seasoned group.