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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...
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.
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03 Mar 2010 | 
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
California mis-places the agents
CalPERS, CalSTERS trickier to access – but for the wrong reasons, reports Kimberly Romaine
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09 Feb 2010 |
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...
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01 Jan 2010 |
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
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14 Dec 2009 |
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
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30 Nov 2009 |
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......
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16 Nov 2009 |
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......
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01 Nov 2009 |
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
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07 Sep 2009 |
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
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01 Sep 2009 |
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......
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01 Sep 2009 |
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
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24 Aug 2009 |
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......
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13 Jul 2009 |
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
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01 Jul 2009 |
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