Compliance & Regulation

UK watchdog the FSAis studying private equity with greater intensity than ever. The industry stands to benefit.

A new US tax rule on foreign mergers may make more of these deals tax free.

First, love all the lawyers 2006-03-01 Staff Writer In last month's issue of <italic>Private Equity Manager</italic>, we presented some interesting statistics - estimates of how many people work at private equity firms around the world. Capital IQ counts 36,716.<br /><br />This number

One of the giants of the LBO industry, Boston-based Thomas H. Lee Partners, has announced a key hire - Richard Bressler, most recently the chief financial officer of media company Viacom and previously a senior officer and CFO of Time Warner. Bressler will head up THL Partners' new Strategic Resource Group, which helps coordinate the services and advice offered to portfolio companies. Scott Sperling, an industry veteran of almost 25 years, a senior partner with THL Partners for more than a decade, and now one of three copresidents, spoke recently with Private Equity Manager about Bressler's addition.

Emerging markets investors must expect the unexpected when it comes to regulatory issues - but they are far from downbeat at the prospect.

It's not easy being a small buyout fund GP trying to get on the radar screens of institutional investors. By Ted Carroll

Having been the victim of fraud, Conduit Capital now has an ‘in-depth window’ on its Latin American investments via a unique approach to CFO relations. By Judy Kuan

Investors everywhere want to know how best to access the burgeoning Chinese private equity market. By Maurice Hoo

A look at foreign-ownership laws in six hot emerging markets.

FRONTLINE 2006-02-01 Staff Writer New MD at Morgan JosephMorgan Joseph & Co, a New York-based investment banking firm serving the middle market, has appointed G. Scott Cantini as a managing director focused on providing growth capital to public and private companies. Cantin