News & Analysis

Who are the 30 most influential lawyers in global private equity? We asked the market. Here are the results.

London-based COO Paul Cunningham of Barclays Private Equity believes consolidated accounting is something the European private equity industry could do without. Here, he explains why - as well as discussing some of the other leading back office issues du jour.

Tide to the private side 2006-10-01 Staff Writer <b>TOP 10 PUBLIC TO PRIVATE US DEALS (by value)</b><br /><table><tr><td><b>Announced</b></td><td><b>Target</b></td><td><b>Acquiror</b></td><td><b>

Private equity and hedge funds are using a new type of vehicle to tap into the reinsurance market. By Andrew Sommer, Stephen Hertz and Michael Devins

As hedge funds engage in private equity-style' investing, the side pocket has come under greater application and security . By Judy Kuan

The evolution of private equity fund structures in Australia has involved two steps forward and one step back.

The GP commitment is not typically a negotiated term, but LPs nevertheless feel it speaks volume about a GPs willingness to put his best ideas into the fund. By Rob Kotecki

Private Equity Manager profiles five limited partnerships that strayed from the terms and conditions norm. Two got away with it, one didn't, and two are about to find out.

Robert Cleveland 2006-10-01 Staff Writer <bold>Career path:</bold> Received his JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Cardozo Law Review. Cleveland has been associated with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Wilmington, Delaware,

As Latin America moves toward recovery, two Skadden M&A experts are in the midst of helping GPs move in and out of the region.