May 2007 Issue

The UK’s Companies Act 2006 presents new challenges for directors’ duties, particularly when dealing with private equity bids. 

In the US and Europe, GPs are facing pressure to disclose more, which is changing the rules of investor relations. 

LPs moan about standards, transparency and timeliness, but investor relations practices will not change so long as GP services are in high demand. 

GPs have a wealth of choices among web-based reporting systems which are fast becoming the standard for delivering information to investors. 

When placement agents and in-house investor relations pros work together, there are plenty of chances to step on each other’s toes. Collaboration goes smoothly when both sides play to their strengths and define boundaries. 

Baring Vostok Capital Partners has become a dominant force in private equity in Russia due to its identity as a local firm and its six in-house lawyers. 

In preparing for your next annual meeting, take a few tips from professional event planners. 

John Harris is leaving The Carlyle Group after having spent more than a decade with the firm. 

China’s new guidelines for pre-merger antitrust filings still leave many questions unanswered. 

Two reports on the private equity industry’s employment record fail to provide a definitive answer to the job loss vs. job creation conundrum. 

Amid political and public hostility, Western private equity firms are pulling out of South Korea. 

A private equity legal veteran picks highlights from the Blackstone prospectus. 

The Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein says that greater transparency alone will not be enough in itself to placate the industry’s most vocal opponents.