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BVCA awaits British Business Bank boost

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association is hoping for concrete details on a national investment fund when the UK chancellor Philip Hammond hands down the Budget on Wednesday.

2 min read · 22 November 2017

Why US tax reform is a fight that should be picked

As Congress prepares to reform the tax code, private credit and private equity firms will square off with elected leaders over a tax deduction that is crucial to both asset classes, writes Andrew Hedlund of Private Debt Investor.

3 min read · 13 November 2017

Private equity carve-outs: the profits and pitfalls

GPs can pick up non-core businesses with a lot of value potential; getting everything right in these transactions is not simple, according to law firm Baker McKenzie.

4 min read · 09 November 2017

Neuberger's Tutrone on the power of going private

While listed equities have their time and place, private markets are worth considering in today’s environment, writes Neuberger Berman's global head of alternatives.

4 min read · 08 November 2017

Investors

Fund restructuring without friction

Credit Suisse’s Jonathan Abecassis responds to PEI’s assessment of GP-led fund restructurings and the need for a genuine ‘do-nothing’ option for LPs.

3 min read · 02 November 2017

News & Analysis

African PE is dead, long live private credit!

Investors in the continent’s private equity market should be considering other parts of the capital structure, writes Syntaxis Capital’s Africa head.

3 min read · 31 October 2017

Alignment of Interest

Hurdle rates in emerging markets should end in tiers

The industry standard creates misalignment problems and needs rethinking for growth investors, says fund investor Dave Richards.

4 min read · 24 October 2017

News & Analysis

Full interest deductibility is critical for PE – AIC

The message to lawmakers is simple: do not harm a long-standing, proven catalyst for business success, says the industry body's president and chief executive.

3 min read · 20 October 2017

News & Analysis

A sensible Brexit, not soft or hard

Nick Campsie, a private equity investor and former Remain campaigner, on the unhelpful terminology of the UK’s negotiations to leave the EU.

3 min read · 17 October 2017

People

The leadership challenge

GPs need to focus more on upgrading a portfolio company’s management team, argue Justin Allen and Dave Ulrich.

4 min read · 11 October 2017

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