Regulation

The UK has a strategic opportunity to become a global hub for defence investment, but it risks squandering that opportunity through regulatory frameworks that repel the very capital it needs to compete, writes Anthony Catachanas, founding partner and group chief executive of Tower Peak Partners.

Will the Trump administration’s America First Investment Policy fundamentally change global capital flows?

The final rule applies not only to employment agreements but also to equity-based restrictive covenant agreements with employee equity holders, which would be thrown out unless they relate to a third-party sale.

The proposals could bring greater certainty for overseas private equity firms and ‘level the playing field’ with their Australian counterparts, according to legal experts.

Buying assets is 'not as big of an issue' as exits, Blackstone's president and COO said on the firm's latest quarterly earnings call.

The effect of more careful antitrust reviews will likely cascade through the investment chain and affect valuations and willingness to do deals.

Will a new rulemaking proposal from the SEC slow down the use of blank-cheque companies, which raised a record $162.5bn through 613 IPOs last year?

Managers are utilising mechanisms such as convertible debt instruments, put options and minimum returns to mitigate uncertainty over exits.

The SEC's take on cryptocurrency is of particular interest to venture capital firms, which have reportedly invested nearly $40 billion in crypto-related companies in the past 10 years.