The SEC chairman today said she would seek to avoid ‘broad carve-outs’ within proposed legislation that would require private funds to register as investment advisors, possibly referring to at least one effort to exempt venture capital funds from the process.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Senator Chris Dodd has written a draft of legislation that would only require hedge funds to register as investment advisors.
4 min read · 05 January 2013
The UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment is yet another set of (voluntary adopted) rules that will demand more disclosure from private equity firms.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The House Financial Services Committee has passed a bill that, if made law, would give state regulators authority over investment advisors with less than $100m in assets.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
An 'insider trading network' allegedly paid cash in exchange for tips on deals backed by Silver Lake, TPG, Hellman & Friedman and Blackstone.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Under the terms of a proposal from House Representative Paul Kanjorski, funds deemed by the SEC to be ‘venture capital funds’ would be exempt from registering as investment advisers, but would still have to submit more detailed information to regulators.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Chen Tang, formerly with Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, and the ex-CFO of ValueAct Capital, Ronald Yee, allegedly tipped off a broad network of family members about impending deals.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
If passed, the bill would require private equity firms with assets exceeding $150m to register with SEC and 'become subject to more scrutiny'.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Going public requires significant investment in your finance, admin, and IR teams, as KKR’s preparations for its public listing show, writes Jennifer Harris.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The recently listed firm is continuing to build out its investor relations function with another hire from Goldman Sachs.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
