Compliance & Regulation

The firm bulks up with China experts from tech and VC-strong law firm Wilson Sonsini.

FRONTLINE 2006-04-01 Staff Writer New recruit for Monument in LondonMonument Group, the Boston-headquartered private equity placement agent, has hired Martin Anthonsen as a director in its London office. Anthonsen was previously cofounder and CIO of Nordic Alternative Investmen

Can a blog lead to proprietary deal flow? According to one healthcare investor, the answer is ‘yes.’ By Judy Kuan

The Alternative Investment Market is becoming a viable exit route for private equity-backed companies in the UK and elsewhere. By Judy Kuan

Japan's buyout market has developed as a byproduct of regulatory change.

The redefined role of operating experts at private equity firms has enhanced the industry's allure for corporate executives.By Ken MacFadyen

A trade union active in the US and Canada is trying to discourage limited partners from investing in funds advised by Texas Pacific.

The UK's status as a benign environment for private equity funds could be endangered by a change to carried interest rules. But how serious is the threat? By Andy Thomson

New York-based WL Ross & Co. LLC, founded in 2000 by distressed maestro Wilbur Ross, is active around the world, but particularly in Japan and Korea. The job of overseeing the complex financial and tax issues arising from this mixture of bankruptcy and global activity falls to Michael Gibbons. Prior to joining WL Ross in 2002, Gibbons was a co-founder of the hedge fund and investment partnership specialty practice group at Marcum & Kliegman. He spoke with us recently about his expansive role at an expanding distressed investment giant.

As private equity valuation guidelines have evolved and converged, the industry has reached a critical mass for fair value accounting. By David L. Larsen