People Moves

A number of key tax issues facing UK private equity firms appear to have been left unresolved in the run-up to the next Budget.

An ex-Marsh veteran intends to carve a slice of the European PE insurance market for his new employer.

Private equity professionals donate on opposite sides of the political aisle. As the Democrats take control of Congress, private equity continues to have friends in the government. By Rob Kotecki

The size and scale of private equity in Central and Eastern Europe is accelerating at a rapid rate and, as it does so, demand is growing for skilled industry professionals. Private Equity Manager sought insights into the nuances of recruitment in Europe's emerging markets.

With private equity fundraising in 2006 likely to break records, the fundraising process is changing. General partners marketing new vehicles are encountering investors who have become more knowledgeable and looking to deploy more capital. By Dave Keating

Drafting back-office talent in emerging markets is difficult but increasingly doable.

Global private equity firms need to communicate, and video-conferencing systems allow visual as well as verbal exchanges among partners. Every firm is different, and video-conferencing systems can and should be tailored to the needs of individual teams.

Private equity firms are setting up shop overseas, often to support homegrown portfolio companies. By David Keating, Judy Kuan and David Rapp

Jonathan January 2006-12-01 Staff Writer <bold>Career path:</bold> BA in Economics from Wayne State University, JD from University of California at Berkeley. General counsel Queenstake Resources, a Denver-based natural resources company, 1995-1998. Latin America counsel for AEP Resources while st

Foley & Lardner offers a new online tool to source deals for GPs, and vice versa