News & Analysis

Vista Equity Partners’ take-private of Greenway Medical Technologies faces a legal challenge after shareholders launched an investigation into whether or not Greenway’s board sold at the right price.

PE Manager tracks third party service providers: iLEVEL launches an iPad app; KPMG makes a series of hires; Kinetic Partners bolsters its regulatory practice; and more

AXA Private Equity and Chinese powerhouse Fosun’s takeover of Club Med has been delayed by an appeals court hearing.

The law firm hopes the addition of tech specialist Tina Baker (pic) will help it win more business in the venture capital space.

Swedish tax agency Skatteverket is intensifying its scrutiny of private equity firms by demanding executives at Altor Equity Partners pay SEK306 million in back taxes.

Tighter rules on general solicitation will do more harm than good for private issuers, the Private Equity Growth Capital Council said in a letter sent to SEC officials.

It’s too simplistic to call ‘compensating adjustments’ a loophole. But is the industry really well-advised – particularly in the current climate – trying to defend a tax advantage that seems to have arisen by mistake?

Private equity firms using monthly cash flows as part of their track record analysis might be getting their sums wrong, says fresh research from a software provider launched by SL Capital founding partners.

The SEC’s ban on general solicitation ended this Monday, but private issuers remain concerned about proposed reporting requirements that may soon accompany a public fundraising.

Who should foot the bill for firms’ legal and compliance measures, like completing Form PF or FATCA reporting? GPs are technically permitted to charge such expenses to the fund, but many firms are instead allocating such costs to the management company.