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Taxing issues
At a time of capital dearth and panic in investment communities across the world, the DVCA calls for a more stable investment environment for private equity in Denmark. Could their proposed tax package be the solution? Rikke Lilla Eckhoff finds out
Fair value in distress
There are two major themes on everyone's radar right now: Firstly, even the pessimists trust that 2009 and 2010 will be good vintages. Secondly, until LPs receive year-end numbers and can assess their portfolio exposure, few new commitments will be made....
Final quarter records lowest deal value for a decade
Latest unquote" Barometer quantifies the market implosion
Time to reset the bar
Norwegian LP Argentum recently received a government rescue package of NOK 2bn in response to a dearth of capital in the PE industry. Rikke Lilla Eckhoff investigates how funds will fare in this new environment
The End of Optimism
When I worked in Oslo my boss was a polar explorer (before hedge funds started doing it as team building), a collector of contemporary art and a book publisher. Whenever we raised concerns about forecasted book sales, he would always reply: "You have...