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In light of existing challenges, firms may want to begin considering some non-traditional exit strategies, writes DLA Piper lawyer Masood Sohaili.

In a bid to stay competitive with the US, the London Stock Exchange is offering its own set of simplified rules for high-growth businesses.

Swiss funds have until 25 October to register with the IRS in order to be FATCA compliant.

Chief financial officers eager to have their concerns aired on how the US can effectively modify its accounting standards for private companies will have another chance to do so in March.

Long suspected to be the organization of choice if the private equity industry were to self-regulate itself, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has pulled back efforts to take on the job.

Verifying private equity firms' ownership of assets is not a clear-cut exercise for depositaries subject to the AIFM directive, according to industry sources.

The European Commission has released proposals for a financial transaction tax in 11 ‘co-operating’ states but many still question its legality.

Japan's Asahi Breweries is alleging it overpaid for Independent Liquor, which it bought from the private equity duo in 2011 for NZ$1.53bn.

The UK’s private equity trade body is urging the government to lower taxes on small businesses as a way of encouraging long-term investment.

Andrew Caspersen has joined the firm to focus on the growing need of GPs to restructure aging funds that are approaching the end of their lives.