BVCA announces membership of monitoring group

The BVCA has announced the membership of the new monitoring body set up in response to Sir David Walker's recommendations on increasing transparency and disclosure by the private equity industry.

Alan Thomson, former group finance director of Smiths Group and Jeannie Drake, retiring deputy general secretary of the the Communication Workers Union have been appointed as independent members of the group. Robert Easton, managing director at The Carlyle Group and David Blitzer, senior managing director at Blackstone Group, will represent the private equity industry. The Guidelines Monitoring Group is chaired by Sir Mike Rake, chairman of BT Group.

In addition, the following member firms have signed up to Walker's guidelines: AAC Capital Partners, Advent International, Apax Partners, Bain Capital, Blackstone Group International, Bridgepoint, Candover, The Carlyle Group, CCMP, Charterhouse Capital Partners, Cinven, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, Close Brothers Private Equity, CVC Capital Partners, Doughty Hanson & Co, Duke Street Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Montagu Private Equity, Permira Advisers, Providence Equity, Terra Firma Capital Partners, TPG Capital, 3i Group.

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