PEI Staff
LOVE ‘EM OR HATE ‘EM, SLOWLY ’SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES’ (SPACS) ARE STARTING TO GAIN SOME RESPECT. BY KEN MACFADYEN
THE NVCA HAS FORMED A GROUP FOR IN-HOUSE HUMAN CAPITAL PROS.
THE RECENTLY EFFECTED CIRCULAR 75, WHICH REGULATES OFFSHORE VEHICLES INVESTING IN CHINA, IS ‘MORE WORKABLE’ THAN RULES ISSUED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SORENSONCAPITAL IS, BY DESIGN, HEAVY ON STAFF AND OPERATING EXPENSES.
Perception is reality 2005-12-01 Staff Writer At the end of the (10-year, illiquid) day, private equity is all about this - how much cash did you put in, and how much did you get back?<br /><br />Central to that activity is the GP's ability to find value where others see risk, and then to realize
?What forms of training do you provide new associates?? 2005-11-01 Staff Writer Kleinwort Capital has a program that comprises technical, regulatory and personal skills training and development. Initially we focus new recruits on achieving FSA threshold competency, the specifics of which are dependent on the
Since joining Sydney-based buyout firm CHAMP Private Equity as CFO in October 2001, Barry Zuckerman has had a big impact on Down Under private equity. He was instrumental in the introduction of new valuation and reporting guidelines by the Australian Venture Capital Association (AVCAL), and also played a key role when CHAMP raised its latest A$750 million ($568 million; €468 million) buyout fund earlier this year. Early in his career, Zuckerman had spells in the audit divisions of Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers before joining Howard Group, an Australian Stock Exchange-listed fund manager and finance company, in 1992 as CFO and company secretary. In 1998, when Howard Group was taken over by Challenger International Limited, a boutique fund manager, Zuckerman became CFO of the combined entity. Over the next three years, the group acquired 13 businesses and grew its staff numbers from 30 to 750. Zuckerman recently spoke with Private Equity Manager about the initiatives he has undertaken, the challenges he has faced and the business structure he has helped build at one of Australia's leading private equity operations.
Appetites for alternatives 2005-11-01 Staff Writer According to ?The 2005 - 2006 Russell Survey on Alternative Investing, institutional demand for alternative investments, including private equity, is expected to grow over the next two years. Below and on the facing page are excerpted charts from the survey.
Chinese companies are gradually waking up to Western standards of corporate governance, but there is much progress still to be made - and investors must tread carefully. By Andy Thomson
The use of pre-acquisition check-the-box elections can accomplish important tax planning goals for private equity funds making foreign acquisitions. By Steven Bortnick