New accounting rules in China could make life a lot easier for private equity firms.
Service providers are launching initiatives to customize their offerings for private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
David Goret has become a senior managing director at the reorganized alternative asset manager. By Wanching Leong
When Scale Venture Partners spun out of Bank of America in December of 2006, the firm's partners found that operating as an independent venture firm required a different administrative approach than operating as the venture arm of a major bank. To cope with the new challenges they were facing, Scale Venture Partners headhunted Mary Denton from her post as chief financial officer of Global Catalyst Partners in June the following year.
By satisfying certain requirements, GPs may be exempt from the latest regulatory hurdles in Japan presented by the recently passed Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (FIEL).
Four US venture capital firms relay their varying experiences in establishing Asian operations.
The US firm has joined with Hong Kong's Hwang & Co.
IASB's latest standards on business combinations echo those issued by FASB, suggesting efforts towards convergence are paying off.
A US congressman quits to head up the hedge fund lobby.
Philip Jensen joined Paul Capital Partners in 2001 as the firm was branching out from its focus on private equity secondaries to include venture capital funds of funds and healthcare royalty investing. As CFO, he had the responsibility of playing architect for the organization, which, he says, was “not difficult” given his previous experience in senior roles at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, McKesson Corporation and Deloitte & Touche. Jensen speaks to Wanching Leong about managing his 30-person strong operations team and the Bank of Ireland's investment.