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Marketing and communications pros in private equity can employ a variety of tools these days to hone the image of their firms. The best efforts set real goals and clear priorities, and increasingly, this all begins with the web site.

Linklaters, the UK-based, global law firm, is beefing up its New York office in hopes of capitalizing on its integrated global platform to win more private equity business.

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.

FRONTLINE 2007-06-01 Staff Writer JPMorgan launches fund services in the UKJPMorgan Worldwide Security Services has launched JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services in the UK to expand the business in Europe and the Middle East, offering fund administration and portfolio administ

Few private equity firms translate their web sites and marketing collateral into languages other than English. As private equity firms canvas the globe for deals and find new constituencies, how relevant is presentation in other languages?

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

The private equity market is entering a golden age of franchise monetizations.

Last month, sister publication Private Equity International released a ranking of private equity firms by size, called the PEI 50. The magazine used a unique, apples-to-apples methodology—private equity capital raised over the past five years. Specifically, PEI counted the amount of capital raised for direct private equity investment, excluding real estate and senior debt funds, from January 1, 2002 until press time in mid-April. This methodology captures a firm's current heft in the market and also indicates the scope of its recent deal activity. The list is global. While all firms listed were given a chance to fact-check, PEI is not disclosing which firms provided information to the survey and which declined. Where confirmation was not provided by the firm in question, PEI relied on the best available information from a variety of sources. PEI also allowed its methodology to include direct private equity investors that rely on non-traditional funding structures, such as 3i and Teachers' Private Capital. As private equity continues to grow, morph and globalize, expect to see the PEI 50 constituent rankings and makeup change dramatically. The complete methodology and detailed profiles of each firm can be found in the May 2007 issue of Private Equity International

A proponent of a tax hike on carried interest has been invited to make a presentation before US lawmakers, according to a report.