Fundraising

In the October 2006 issue of Private Equity International, we produced a selection of the 30 most influential lawyers in global private equity. Here, we remind our readers of some of the legal world's most valued practitioners.

Hela Fourati joined the Tunis, Tunisia office of corporate advisory and private equity firm Swicorp in July 2004 as group finance manager. Prior to joining Swicorp, she spent several years as a senior manager in the audit, consultancy and organisation practice of KPMG Tunis. Fourati, who speaks English, French and Arabic, is part of a five-strong senior administrative team at Swicorp. Swicorp provides intellectual and financial capital to businesses in the Middle East and North Africa out of its offices in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Iran. The firm's private equity division focuses on a range of investments including start-ups, development capital and buyouts.

What is the right background for a private equity marketing and communications professional? Meet private equity's professional communicators, who say their jobs require a broad mix of skills.

The good, the bad and the ugly 2007-06-01 Staff Writer <tr><td>Firm</td><td>Navigation</td><td>Design</td><td>Team presentation</td><td>Portfolio presentation</td><td>Ease of contact</td><td>News presentation</td><td

Kenneth Hersh's NGP Energy Capital Managment is primed for growth thanks to demand for energy investment skills, as well as NGP's carefully designed incentives structure.

A new index shows private equity firms paying more for businesses than private and public company counterparts.

An unusual press release portends change from the SEC.

The right skillset 2007-06-01 Staff Writer I've often used a NASA analogy in describing private equity's current era of institutionalization. Particularly in the back office, private equity firms face a similar challenge that NASA faced in hiring the first astronauts ?trying to figure out who is most qualifi

The veteran European firm is days away from a first close on its latest fund on €6 billion, putting the firm in a strong position to hit a final target of about €10 billion, investors say.

Jarlon Tsang 2007-04-01 Staff Writer <bold>CAREER PATH:</bold> Tsang joined H&Q Asia Pacific as general counsel in 2002 after serving as a senior attorney at law firms Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian and O'Melveny & Myers, LLP in Silicon Valley. Prior to bec