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John Haag, having recently joined San Francisco venture capital firm CMEA Ventures as CFO and COO, has the enviable opportunity to build from scratch a fund administration and finance function based on the lessons he has drawn from years of experience at other investment firms. Haag was most recently the CFO and COO of San Francisco biotech venture capital and merchant banking firm Burrill & Company. PEM recently spoke with Haag about his preferences in building a system to serve his chief clients - LPs and GPs.

As the regulator's gaze becomes ever more sharply focused, the lid is gradually being lifted on the way private equity firms go about their business.

Private equity GPs are under increasing heat from their auditors to be more proactive on fair value. GP reaction has ranged from full cooperation to passive-aggressiveness to open rebellion. By David Snow

Five tips for addressing risk management at your private equity firm.

How do you keep an in-house IT professional busy? Let us count the ways. By Judy Kuan

The bridge to Asian private equity funds is a tough one for German investors to cross - meaning demand for access to funds may go unfulfilled.

A general partner pursuing the Indian investment opportunity will likely need to structure a round trip from its LPs' home countries through the Caymans through Mauritius into one of two Indian company structures - and back. PEM examines the fund formation and tax considerations of setting up a fund to invest in Indian companies. By Judy Kuan

David Adderley 2006-07-01 Staff Writer <bold>Career path:</bold> Received his Bachelor of Arts from Queen's University; Bachelor of Laws, University of Western Ontario. Was a lawyer at Gowling Lafleur Henderson, 1995-2000. While in law school, Adderley had interned at Ottawa-based Newbridge Netwo

The UK's Legal Services Bill could pave the way for private equity investments in law firms.

US bicoastal venture capital firm Canaan Partners has taken measured steps to build out its international presence.