October 2008 Issue

In tough economic times, the threat of post-acquisition disputes looms larger than ever. 

US private equity firms need to consider passive foreign investment companies rules in their tax planning, or risk being hit with phantom income. 

Non-US acquirers need to know about America’s Bureau of Economic Analysis filing requirements. 

As LPs become commitment-phobic, GPs are coming up with innovative, face-saving ways to lower fees and keep the customers in the restaurant. 

With a downturn in the financial markets, limited partners may now find themselves holding more chips at the bargaining table with regard to terms and conditions. 

Ever the efficient tax planners, how will private equity GPs reconfigure the economics of their funds to meet the looming specter of an increase in the tax rate on carried interest?

Law firms are ramping up their Asia operations. 

After nearly 20 years investing on both sides of the Canadian border, CAI is prepping its next generation of leaders. 

The writing of key man provisions is a delicate art, one that requires planning, negotiation and sensitivity to the dynamics between partners as well as those between GPs and LPs. 

The new rules provide more clarity with regard to private equity fund formation, registration and fundraising. 

The media specialist has hired Steven Davidson of Mourant to strengthen its internal infrastructure. 

Germany is mulling several items of new legislation that could make life harder for private equity funds in the country. 

The US department store has filed a lawsuit against its buyers, alleging the firms stripped it of its real estate assets in order to leverage its buyout. 

For the first time, the UK Pensions Regulator has forced a private equity firm to top up the pension scheme of a company it no longer owns. 

The European Parliament’s proposal to regulate private equity seems unlikely to change things much at all.