The debate over how to allocate resources to the fund administration function continues.
The US standards body has announced a new statement that is expected to increase auditor pressure for fair value. By David Snow
A major supporter of standards harmonization in private equity has left KPMG.
In advance of a new private equity law, German VCs have reasons to be cheerful while late-stage investors are feeling fearful.
As public interest grows, private equity is getting organized - witness the trend to highly focused advocacy. By Andy Thomson
London-based COO Paul Cunningham of Barclays Private Equity believes consolidated accounting is something the European private equity industry could do without. Here, he explains why - as well as discussing some of the other leading back office issues du jour.
Robert Cleveland 2006-10-01 Staff Writer <bold>Career path:</bold> Received his JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Cardozo Law Review. Cleveland has been associated with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Wilmington, Delaware,
As Latin America moves toward recovery, two Skadden M&A experts are in the midst of helping GPs move in and out of the region.
FRONTLINE 2006-10-01 Staff Writer Wells Fargo to buy Barrington AssociatesWells Fargo & Co. has agreed to buy Los Angeles-based Barrington Associates, which provides merger and acquisition advisory services to private equity firms and entrepreneurowned companies. Financial
Poor quality management is the main reason why bidders will walk away from deals, but pension deficits have added a new layer of risk.