Regulation
Since the Swedish pharmaceutical sector was reformed four years ago, private equity firms have piled into the industry. Today, those investments are demonstrating impressive returns.
From a more attractive capital gains tax regime to initiatives designed to foster entrepreneurship, recent announcements by the French government could go a long way towards appeasing the......
United Arab Emirates (UAE) rules have relaxed, making it easier to market private equity funds to investors there.
Hailed as “a budget for people who want to get on” by the government, and criticised by others for doing too little to pull Britain out of its economic quagmire, yesterday’s statement......
The German government's draft proposals for banking reform, based on the Liikanen Report, are seen by many in the private equity industry as yet another threat from legislators, despite......
European fundraising is expected to improve in 2013, despite the regulatory burden of the AIFMD, according to a panel of experts speaking at the Jersey Finance London Funds Conference.
The BVCA has called for the return of the controversial taper relief for capital gains tax (CGT) in some cases.
German private equity is poised for a decisive year, awaiting both the implementation of the AIFM Directive and the election of a new chancellor and Bundestag, while struggling against the......
While German private equity breathes a sigh of relief over AIFMD implementation, a new threat of tough taxation is rearing its head.
This year may be drawing to a close, but drama continues to unfold in the ongoing French fiscal soap opera.
The Loi de Finances 2013 introduces a number of measures likely to impact French PE firms. Greg Gille talks to Herbert Smith Freehills’ Jérôme Le Berre (pictured) to find out what the......
Last month Germany’s former finance minister Peer Steinbrueck advocated a tough stance on private equity, saying banks should be banned from lending to private equity funds. Today he stands......
The French government unveiled its proposed 2013 budget last week, deemed by many to be the country’s harshest in more than 30 years. Trade body AFIC laments a raft of “punitive” measures......
The French government is pushing forward with an in-depth tax reform, as announced by new President François Hollande during the Spring election, which will see capital gains taxed at the......
The Government is failing to properly account for investment funds and trusts in its latest changes to environmental legislation, potentially creating a major administrative burden for private......
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