The limited partner advisory board provides a conduit between a fund manager and its investors. But with LP hands tied by limited liability concerns, are these boards less than they're cracked up to be? By Andy Thomson, Associate Editor
Since its spin off from ING, Baring Private Equity International has pursued a unique mix of global branding and decentralization, strengthening the firm's foothold in some of the world's fastest growing markets. By Judy Kuan, Associate Editor
INDUSTRY FRONTLINE 2005-10-01 Staff Writer McDermott Will hires private funds lawyerLaw firm McDermott Will & Emery has recruited Edwin Laurenson to its New York office. As a partner in McDermott's corporate department and as part of the firm's managed funds practice, Laure
Private equity firms around the world can no longer assume they do not have responsibility for land contaminated by others. By Andy Thomson, Associate Editor
THE MAN STANDING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR NEXT DEAL MAY BE JEFF CHRISTIAN, HEADHUNTER EXTRAORDINAIRE TURNED PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL FINDER
LEGAL ANALYSTS HAIL A DELAWARE COURT'S SI DING WITH DISNEY'S BOARD, BUT WARN GPS NOT TO ‘RELAX’
AN UNFORESEEN TAX RULING SHOCKED THE UK PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY. THROUGH AN UN USUAL ALLY, PRIVATE EQUITY IS FIGHTING BACK
THE JAPANESE PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET NOW HAS ITS OWN INDUSTRY BODY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BEWARE
US INVESTMENT BANK HARRIS WILLIAMS WILL BE BOUGHT BY PNC FINANCIAL, BUT THE INTERMEDIARY MIDDLE MARKET REMAINS HIGHLY FRAGMENTED
A NEW TAX POLICY IN CANADA'S LARGEST PROVINCE LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD FOR TRADITIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS