People Moves

Sir David Walker has published his long awaited report on disclosure and transparency in private equity in the UK. Is compliance with his recommendations enough to stave off government regulation?

Venture market impressions 2007-12-01 Staff Writer The technology group of law firm Lowenstein Sandler recently released results of its Third annual Venture Terms Survey, which polled 39 senior investment professionals and general counsel at venture capital and private equity firms across the US. The firm ca

In July of this year, The Carlyle Group appointed Peter Nachtwey, formerly a partner at Deloitte & Touche, as the firm's new CFO. Rob Kotecki spoke with Nachtwey about his new role, and why the consultant decided to come in-house at the private equity giant.

The management teams at private equity portfolio companies in Europe are asking for higher equity values of the business – and getting it. Separate financial advisors, long-standing management teams and secondary sales will likely sustain the movement towards enhanced management equity yields.

Running the finance function at global, multi-office private equity firms is best done through optimizing the mix of centralized and outsourced functions.

While most emerging markets private equity firms pride themselves on a local presence, quite a few maintain offices based in the West to foster relationships with investors and coordinate funds in multiple geographies.

Some emerging market GPs are becoming regional champions by expanding into even less developed, neighboring locales.

Associates at US law firms are enjoying increasing salaries and bonuses.

IDFC Private Equity is has a unique structure to address a singular problem. The publicly listed private equity vehicle is partially owned by the government of India. It brings a private equity approach to a big opportunity – infrastructure.

FRONTLINE 2007-12-01 Staff Writer Mourant partners with SunGardMourant International Finance Administration, a global fund administration business provider, has partnered with SunGard, a software provider, to deploy SunGard's Investran solution to support its administration eff