News & Analysis

Worried that GPs might wait until the last minute to submit their AIFMD applications, the FCA is requesting applications six months before a July 2014 authorization deadline.

Taiwan is close to finalizing KKR-inspired rules designed to shed light on its M&A markets.

A fraction of the GP community is struggling to deliver quarterly performance figures to their investors on time, a problem being pinned by some on a tough audit season.

TPG has received approval for more time to deploy its sixth fund, in part by offering to use 100% of transaction fees on deals done during the extension period to offset the management fee.

Private equity firms and their portfolio companies found guilty of bribery in Brazil could face fines of 20 percent of their previous year’s gross annual revenue.

GPs subject to the pan-EU directive need to review their valuation policies and procedures, including a look at whether there are enough qualified individuals that can safely take on valuation duties, write IVSC Professional Board member Doug McPhee (pic) and his KPMG colleague Matthew Warren.

A campaign contribution made by any influential partner or employee at the firm will trigger a two year ban on soliciting commitments from New Jersey public pension plans, recent state proposals clarify.

Legal experts working off limited guidance are unsure if the AIFMD will define club deals as alternative investment funds, an outcome which would increase GPs' reporting obligations.

GPs can avoid the cost of storing private stock certificates and partnership agreements with a custodian, the SEC said in heavily sought guidance.

The average GP does not benefit from lowering their management fee in exchange for a greater share of carried interest, according to fresh research.