People Moves

The troubled media company owned by Willis Stein & Partners has disclosed in its latest quarterly report that it is considering a possible sale.

As private equity firms explore ways to generate value through operational improvements, cutting costs at portfolio companies has become front of mind for many GPs. Gwyneth Ketterer has made it her mission as chief operating officer of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking - which recently closed on $2.7 billion for its third fund - to think more collectively about the process. PEM recently spoke with Ketterer about her strategy of negotiating common vendor contracts for several portfolio companies at once.

Changing course in French waters 2006-09-01 Staff Writer France is country of paradox ? simultaneously a pillar of ?Old Europe? while also determined to put forth the image of ?The New France? (entrepreneurial, dynamic and successful). Advertisements frequently published by the ?Invest in France? agency boas

Restrictions on general solicitation and advertising in private equity have stifled the industry's evolution. But the SEC appears to be setting the stage for change. By Jedd Wider

United States 2006-09-01 Staff Writer Sometimes - and only sometimes - new financial regulations are actually greeted enthusiastically by the groups affected. Private equity practitioners have welcomed the news (at press time) that the Pension Protection Act of 2006 has been forwarded to President Bush for e

Hot zones 2006-09-01 Staff Writer No one who works in the private equity industry can complain of boredom. As the market has become more complex and more global, surprise has become the norm.Take, for example, the news last May that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts listed a fund on the Euronex

Simpson Thacher advises on the world's largest LBO, again

With activities spanning the VC and public equity realms, Crosslink Capital must be doubly diligent about adhering to regulatory requirements. By Judy Kuan

FRONTLINE 2006-09-01 Staff Writer Monument boosts European teamMonument Group, an independent private equity placement agent, has hired Laurence Zage as director of its London affiliate. Zage has left Helix where he was vice president and head of research with responsibility fo

In light of strategic and technological advances in the fundraising process, GPs should scrupulously manage the content on their websites.