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Unlike some other popular private equity domiciles, funds based in Cayman can now use Germany’s private placement regime.

When combining two businesses, as private equity firms are wont to do, some may underestimate the importance of human capital in making the integration work, writes Robert Purse 

 Auditors are developing bespoke guidelines for private equity valuation estimates. This will be much easier said than done  

The agreement will take effect once Gibraltar updates its internal systems to process submitted tax reports.

Private fund advisors registered with the SEC should pay for their own exams, according to a proposal from a group advising the agency on new rulemaking. 

Fund managers cite LP information demands and portfolio visits as two of the biggest changes in the current fundraising environment, recent research reveals.

A segment of the LP population will prefer fund managers who comply with the pan-EU directive, even if they fall outside of its scope, delegates heard at a recent industry conference.

Private equity firms stand to benefit from an overhaul of the US healthcare system. But it will mean new metrics for how they gauge the costs of healthcare both at the management firm and portfolio company level.

But the growing asset base of Chinese insurance companies who can now invest in private equity will entice firms to market in the region, according to LGT Capital's chief executive.

The US securities regulator clarified recent Reg D reforms by releasing a series of commonly asked questions and answers.