Thomas Duffell
Pension trustees of UK companies could slow down acquisitions if market regulators enforce proposed changes to the UK Takeover Code.
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has appointed Colin Buckley as its chief operating officer as it looks to make more direct equity and debt investments.
The US anti-corruption law needs an 'adequate procedures” defence like the UK’s Bribery Act, argues the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Jon Jordan.
Following a scathing attack from leading business group CBI the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme’s days could be numbered, leaving complicated rules for private equity firms irrelevant, according to legal sources.
Much to the delight of GPs, the depository requirement in Europe’s proposed venture capital regime has been removed.
CAIS now services the private equity world, Apex grows its US operations and Xpert Financial halves in size.
The global financial crisis has increased corporate corruption risk but many business professionals do not fear the implications of the UK Bribery Act, according to a recent poll.
The EU's Solvency II directive will encourage insurers to demand data on a more regular basis from asset managers, a challenge particularly acute for private equity firms, according to a recent KPMG and EFAMA report.
The Czech Republic has doubled the corporate income tax relief period for investors in technology and manufacturing.
Changes to the German bankruptcy regime will promote distressed investing in the country by discouraging liquidation of insolvent assets, according to legal sources.