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The investment advisor has promoted former GIC investment professional Chi-Ho Song to head of its growing Singapore office.

The recently listed firm is continuing to build out its investor relations function with another hire from Goldman Sachs.

Former Morgan Stanly equity co-head Ian Laming will help steer the recently established real estate investment manager.

Martin Bolland, the firm's co-founder, and Paul Bridges, a former partner, have stepped into open board seats on two of the firm's portfolio companies vacated by Jon Moulton, who left in September.

The private equity firm – which is focused on Asia, Africa and Latin America – has hired Gustavo Eiben to oversee relations with the firm’s expanding investor base in the region.

A report by the UK Financial Services Authority says that private equity funds will bear the brunt of the more than €300 million in estimated ongoing compliance costs should proposed EU regulations be passed by Parliament.

At its CFO Conference in Paris, INREV said there are a considerable number of new fund launches and existing fund investment opportunities in due diligence.

The turnaround specialist gave bankrupt calendar maker Lang Holdings a bankruptcy loan for up to $16m, which it later used as part of its bankruptcy bid.

The UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment is yet another set of (voluntary adopted) rules that will demand more disclosure from private equity firms.

The body that drafted the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers says it did so ’without much time to consult’. Meanwhile Richard Wilson, chairman of EVCA, is urging more LPs to voice their concerns over the proposed new rules.