News & Analysis

The government has closed a $1bn tax loophole used by firms to write off portfolio companies’ interest payments, vowing that firms will not 'escape their social responsibility'.

The US Senate recently passed legislation that would eliminate restrictions prohibiting private equity firms from publicly marketing their funds.

Firms will benefit from reductions to income and corporation tax announced by UK Chancellor George Osborne, as well as incentives to encourage investment in small businesses.

Foreign private equity firms reportedly face uncertainty surrounding the country’s proposed tax regime, which could impact offshore funds.

SL Capital Partners has reshuffled its senior management team following the decision of its chief executive David Currie to retire.

Valuing a target company’s customer relationships is never straightforward. PJ Patel and Ed Hamilton of Valuation Research Corporation explain a less common, but at times more useful, approach to the task.

The professional services firm latest hire is French CFO Olivier Dubois who will sit in the firm’s Paris office.

Waves were made when an SEC Commissioner argued some private equity firms perhaps don’t need oversight, but from a legal and investor relations perspective, GPs shouldn’t hold their breath hoping for an exemption

Last week's open letter by a Goldman Sachs derivatives trader who resigned on the same day caused a massive stink in the global business community. Nonetheless, it did describe a corporate ideal worth aiming for.

The Carlyle Group has included a structure in its sixth fund that allows LPs to sell fund stakes early, taking bids from a group of five preferred secondary buyers.