Barry Zuckerman is originally from Cape Town, South Africa. He has been finance director at CHAMP Private Equity in Sydney, Australia since 2001. CHAMP, founded in 2000 as a venture between Australian Mezzanine Investments and New York's Castle Harlan, now manages six funds, from venture through buyouts. Zuckerman, who received an Outstanding Service Award from the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association in 2004 for his contribution to the association's disclosure guidelines, spoke to Wanching Leong about cooperating with other CFOs and the good life Down Under.
How do you budget for dealmaking without management fees? For pledge funds and firms awaiting their fund's first close, the process requires relationships, creativity and no small amount of risk.
Clark Nielsen 2008-11-01 Staff Writer <b>BACKGROUND:</b><br />Nielsen has been Darby's general counsel since the firm's inception in 1994. Before that, he served as Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Finance at the US Treasury Department. Nielsen began his career as an attorney at
European M&A heavyweight Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is bulking up in New York.
FRONTLINE 2008-11-01 Staff Writer WSIB hires JPMorgan for custody, securities servicesThe Washington State Investment Board has hired JPMorgan to provide custody and securities services for the $82 billion in assets that it manages on behalf of 36 public pension funds. JPMorgan
Channel Island Jersey has relaxed rules regime for domiciling funds.
US mezzanine firms fear being labeled as lenders, which can mean a tax of as much as 35 percent.
Tax on carried interest in the UK will change from 10 percent to 18 percent, leaving many with mixed feelings.
Vector Capital's fourth and latest fund closed on $1.2 billion last year, more than three times the size of its 2005 predecessor. With such a dramatic increase in capital, the firm has begun to ramp up its back office and infrastructure accordingly. In March, Vector hired David Baylor from Thomas Weisel Partners to take on the newly created role of chief operating officer. Now that he's had a few months to settle in, Baylor spoke with Jennifer Harris about the challenges of taking Vector Capital to a more institutional level.
In tough economic times, the threat of post-acquisition disputes looms larger than ever