Thomas Duffell
The listed private equity trade group's latest guidelines now accommodate fund of funds and provide better clarification of what is required to claim compliance.
GPs subject to the FCPA now have a better understanding of when an entity is considered government-controlled, and of their liabilities in acquiring a company with past corruption problems.
Despite a lack of details, the UK’s implementation of the AIFM directive got off to a positive start with the FSA’s first consultation paper being largely well received by the industry.
The AIFM's strict liability requirements for depositories is being viewed as harsh and potentially dangerous by panelists at a recent industry conference.
LPs have helped the industry body create guidelines for responsible investment as well as active, engaged ownership of portfolio companies.
The German government is rethinking draft AIFM legislation that was slammed by the industry for its strictness. Here PE Manager and Christian Schatz, a Munich-based partner at SJ Berwin, walk you through the major changes under consideration.
The private equity heavyweight says its new solar power initiatives have the potential to cut energy costs and improve environmental performance throughout its portfolio.
Chinese insurers are said to be mulling commitments to private equity following last month's ruling allowing them to access the asset class.
The exact detail of Europe’s pan-EU private equity regime has yet to be finalised, but ripple effects are already being felt in the US as some EU states begin transposing the AIFM directive into national law.
Private equity lawyers are warning their UK clients that the Competition Commission is taking on the challenge of how it could unwind anti-competitive mergers too far along in the deal process.