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Vincent Pluvinage, who leads the private equity practice at intellectual property specialist firm Intellectual Ventures, argues that too many private equity GPs fail to fully unlock the potential of their portfolio companies' IP.

Private equity firms frequently use background investigators in emerging markets. These risk consultants need more than just local contacts to be effective.

While most firms still have individual GPs monitor the health of portfolio companies, increasingly this is becoming a firm-wide, systematized function.

Private equity lawyer Dr Geza Toth-Feher has gathered no moss in his career path. He has moved frequently among law firms and taken one break from the legal profession altogether.

Brazil's GP Investimentos, which has raised $1 billion and counting for its fourth fund, is primed for the big leagues as it readies itself to go regional in Latin America. In its 15-year history, the firm has been through a management succession and an IPO on the Luxembourg exchange. And no one has a corner office.

FRONTLINE 2008-08-01 Staff Writer BNP Paribas promotes Waters in the Gulf regionEuropean bank BNP Paribas has promoted Mark Waters to head of debt capital markets in the Gulf region, a newly created position. Waters previously led the corporate and financial institution syndica

Former Deloitte & Touche senior partner Peter Nachtwey has replaced Carlyle's CFO of 10 years, John Harris.

A Proskauer Rose lawyer has created a rebuttal to an oft-cited carried interest tax study in the US.

Washington's recent inquest into carried interest tax was a hot-ticket affair. But lawmakers urged caution.

Polymath and industry pioneer Lord Charles Cecil retired last month from Helix Associates, the firm he founded and sold to US investment bank Jefferies.