Thomas Duffell
A ground breaking US appeals court decision related to Sun Capital has raised questions over when a GP could be on the hook for a bankrupt portfolio company's pension plan.
An Australian shareholder lobbying group is urging the country's competition authorities to ban a A$65m break-up fee arrangement led by Altamont Capital for the refinancing of surf-wear retailer Billabong.
The FCA toned down its approach to regulating reverse solicitation under the AIFMD, but market sources say relying on investors to make the first move still comes with a degree of risk.
Australia joins forces with five major EU economies in creating an international tax reporting scheme that uses the US bill as its blueprint.
Pay rules are among GPs and other industry professionals three biggest compliance worries now that the AIFM directive has taken effect.
PE Manager takes a walk down memory lane to point out all the milestone dates in creating the AIFM directive, and reports what steps are next now that the pan-EU marketing and regulatory framework for private fund managers is in effect.
Best practice guidelines introduced by Sir David Walker (pic) in 2007 will undergo amendments following increased regulation on the private equity industry.
With private equity firms in 'different places' with respect to FATCA readiness, a deadline extension on when certain non-US firms must register with US tax authorities is good news for the industry.
PE Manager tracks third party service providers: Former RSM Tenon partner Gary Ashford (pic) joins Kinetic Partners; Carlyle loses a human resources executive; and more.
Private equity’s major offshore jurisdictions, including Guernsey, Jersey and the Cayman Islands, have signed agreements with most European securities regulators to prepare themselves for the AIFM directive.