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LEGAL MOTION 2008-07-01 Staff Writer <b>Allen & Overy sets up Abu Dhabi office</b><br />Law firm Allen & Overy has announced the opening of an office in Abu Dhabi, its third in the Gulf region after Dubai, also in the UAE, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The office will be staffed by Ibra

Washington, DC-based Emerging Capital Partners recently closed the largest private equity fund raised for investments in Africa at $523 million. The firm attributes its success to its diversification strategy, and reforms in the continent.

Resolving valuation disputes with auditors requires that GPs document their assumptions, backing them with outside expertise and historical metrics.

The New York-based private equity firm has brought on Chris Durbin to help stengthen its financial services industry vertical.

In a continuing sign of private equity's maturity, industry CIOs and IR executives have launched their own trade associations.

A new law is designed to remove the favorable tax status enjoyed by leveraged loans.

Blackstone is finally public, which means a new set of accounting and tax considerations. The firm's eleventh-hour rejection of SFAS 159 highlights the treacherous valuation waters that publicly traded partnerships must navigate.

Big private equity is in the dock – the UK Treasury Select Committee had rarely seen the like.

Focus on fair value 2008-07-01 Staff Writer Full disclosure ? the editorial team of <italic>PEI Manager</italic> is not, nor have we ever been, certified public accountants. But in researching and writing countless articles about this topic as it relates to the expanding private equity universe,

Greg Brackett is the chief financial officer of both the mezzanine and equity investment businesses of Los Angeles middle market firm Caltius. Formed in 1997, the firm closed its fourth mezzanine fund on $500 million this May, and closed its second buyout fund on $134 million last October. Jennifer Harris recently spoke with Brackett about this year's priorities.