AIFM: The end of a long road
With today’s news that European Parliament negotiators have agreed on the final text of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager’s Directive (AIFM), the private equity industry can look forward to greater certainty about the regulatory environment going forward. John Bakie takes a look back at the short but substantial history of the AIFM.
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