Finance & Accounting

Sir David Walker’s report on transparency and disclosure has encouraged UK industry body, the BVCA, to name, shame and expel non-compliers with his proposed code.

UK industry body the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is bowing to pressure to be more transparent. The BVCA’s chief executive Simon Walker said the self-regulatory proposals were tough but necessary.

Recently-listed private equity stocks are under-performing on both sides of the Atlantic, casting doubt on the future ability of buyout firms to tap the public markets for additional capital.

Hela Fourati joined the Tunis, Tunisia office of corporate advisory and private equity firm Swicorp in July 2004 as group finance manager. Prior to joining Swicorp, she spent several years as a senior manager in the audit, consultancy and organisation practice of KPMG Tunis. Fourati, who speaks English, French and Arabic, is part of a five-strong senior administrative team at Swicorp. Swicorp provides intellectual and financial capital to businesses in the Middle East and North Africa out of its offices in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Iran. The firm's private equity division focuses on a range of investments including start-ups, development capital and buyouts.

Criticisms are increasingly being flung at the private equity industry. Firms have two options to manage their reputation: they can litigate, or engage the media.

The increase in high profile public-to-private bids in the UK has brought into sharper focus the powers of the Takeover Panel.

What is the right background for a private equity marketing and communications professional? Meet private equity's professional communicators, who say their jobs require a broad mix of skills.

Matthew Baker 2007-06-01 Staff Writer <bold>CAREER PATH:</bold> Baker started at ATP-PEP in 2004 after specializing in finance at law firm Slaughter and May in London. He spent one year on secondment at Danish law firm Gorrissen Federspiel Kierkegaard, and has been living in Copenhagen ever since

FRONTLINE 2007-06-01 Staff Writer JPMorgan launches fund services in the UKJPMorgan Worldwide Security Services has launched JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services in the UK to expand the business in Europe and the Middle East, offering fund administration and portfolio administ

A new index shows private equity firms paying more for businesses than private and public company counterparts.