Regulation

Institutional investors raise the bar on climate change

The Copenhagen Climate Summit is widely considered a failure in terms of regulation, as no real consensus was reached. This is not to say, however, that all hope should be lost. By Francinia...

unquote | 05 Mar 2010
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Q&A with Phillip Dubsky, partner at DLA Piper

Mareen Goebel speaks with Phillip Dubsky of law firm DLA Piper about the current situation in Austria, issues in the legal framework and expectations for 2010.

DACH unquote | 03 Mar 2010 | secure

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Capital gains: a taxing issue

As the upcoming budget nears, the private equity industry has much to fear as the potential rise in capital gains tax threatens to further stifle investment activity and drive investors out of the UK. Deborah Sterescu investigates…

UK unquote | 24 Feb 2010

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California mis-places the agents

CalPERS, CalSTERS trickier to access – but for the wrong reasons, reports Kimberly Romaine

unquote | 09 Feb 2010 | secure

Fair value explained

Fair value is the market price of an asset if you were to sell to today. It was incorporated into the private equity industry by the European trade associations in 2005, to comply with the US GAAP. Yet, for illiquid private equity assets it remains...

Nordic unquote | 01 Jan 2010 | secure

Revised Directive angers trade bodies

Another chapter has been added to the long-running saga of the EU Commission's AIFM Directive, with a new report calling for a removal of all fund size exemption thresholds sparking anger within the industry

UK unquote | 14 Dec 2009 | secure

European Parliament report slams AIFM Directive

A new report commissioned by the European Parliament has heaped heavy criticism on the AIFM Directive for being "hasty" and "weak". Ashley Wassall reports

UK unquote | 30 Nov 2009 | secure

Fair play - An update on IPEV Guidelines

Given the current financial and economic conditions, fair value has become a much discussed and disputed topic of debate. The lack of comparables in the current market caused by low transaction volumes and the constantly increasing requirement of transparency......

UK unquote | 16 Nov 2009 | secure

AIFM directive: a question of regulation

JAMES BURNETT - BAKER & MCKENZIE ANDERS FAST - BAKER & MCKENZIE 1. In recent years, the industry has gone some way to increase transparency, but the AIFM Directive goes even further. Do you think this forced disclosure skews competition to the disadvantage......

Nordic unquote | 01 Nov 2009 | secure

On a code to nowhere

With banks coming down hard on portfolio companies breaching their covenants, the BVCA is trying to quell the situation by producing a code of conduct. Doubts abound that the code will have an effect, writes Deborah Sterescu

UK unquote | 07 Sep 2009 | secure

Divesting distress

A recent legal case has revealed a renewed focus by French courts on vendor liability post-sale, which has strong implications for private equity firms looking to divest troublesome assets. Ashley Wassall reports

France unquote | 01 Sep 2009 | secure

EVCA task force calls for EUR1bn threshold

Two months on from the launch of the European Commission's proposed Alternative Investment Fund Manangers (AIFM) Directive, the EVCA Brussels task force has published its formal response, which calls for an increase in the minimum qualifying threshold......

France unquote | 01 Sep 2009 | secure

A law of unintended consequences

Adam Levin, partner at international law firm Dechert LLP, discusses the potential implications of the EU Commission's proposed directive

UK unquote | 24 Aug 2009 | secure

EVCA task force calls for EUR1bn threshold

Two months on from the launch of the European Commission's proposed Alternative Investment Fund Manangers (AIFM) Directive, the EVCA Brussels task force has published its formal response, which calls for an increase in the minimum qualifying threshold......

UK unquote | 13 Jul 2009 | secure

Regulating away from trouble

Francinia Protti-Alvarez talks to Ad van den Ouweland of Robeco about LP/GP relationships and the role that responsible investment principles can play in private equity's future

Benelux unquote | 01 Jul 2009 | secure

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