News & Analysis

The Companies Bill is expected to make it easier for GPs to enforce contracts with promoters, although some details still await clarification, according to industry sources.

Taiwan’s hesitant steps toward private equity should be matched by industry moving toward transparency.

US tax authorities are battling against the clock to secure more than 70 FATCA agreements before July, PE Manager has learned.

A US court of appeals accepted testimony from industry trade body the Private Equity Growth Capital Council that argues the Sun Capital pension liability case could suppress private equity investment.

Team stability is often considered one of the key ingredients GPs need to create a successful firm. However, according to fresh research, staff turnover at fund level is actually good for performance.

The growth stage private equity firm has named a former Pepsi Cola exec as chief operating officer and Seth Beers as chief financial officer.

Accountants are urging GPs to keep close watch of M&A activity in order to ensure their valuation procedures use the most up to date comparables.

The Guy Hands-led firm asked investors for more time to divest its 2002-vintage Fund II, a request underscoring a growing trend in the industry.

The SEC will ban private funds from using one of Regulation D's private placement routes if any of the firm's senior personnel or placement agents have been involved in securities crimes.

PE Manager tracks private equity lawyer moves: Morrison Foerster adds a veteran leveraged finance lawyer to its New York office; ex-SEC enforcement chief joins Kirkland & Ellis; and more.