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The role of private equity ownership in the welfare sector has sparked debate in the Swedish parliament, with the opposition party calling for tougher rules on the industry.
The Financial Services Authority has remarked that the current draft of the MiFID could be harmful to AIFs.
Mid-cap GP Duke Street has abandoned plans to raise a €850m vehicle, instead turning to a deal-by-deal fundraising model.
Jersey has introduced a private placement scheme for institutional and professional investors.
EQT has announced that it will domicile its next fund within the EU.
Labour leader Ed Miliband has pressed for stricter takeover rules in the UK, threatening the flexibility of investment strategies.
SVG Capital has announced plans to change its investment strategy and diversify its private equity commitments.
The CEO of Zürich-based venture capital firm Core Capital Partners, Martin Gloor, has been arrested according to local media reports.
Troubled French mid-cap GP AtriA Capital Partenaires has merged with counterpart Naxicap.
New EU Action Plan proposes to increase funding of SMEs with the help of venture capital funds.
A meta-study by Montana Capital shows that private equity investments generally outperform equivalent public market investments by 3-5%.
Ian Brown has been appointed to head up the Acquisition finance division of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets. Brown was formerly Head of European Origination for Lloyds.
European regulator ESMA has published its final technical advice to the European Commission on the AIFMD's Level 2 implementing measures.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has announced a new initiative to streamline the support offered by state-backed fund FSI to small regional businesses.
Barclays has sold Barclays Private Equity (BPE) to its management team, to form a new entity named Equistone, which officially launched today.
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