Private Equity
<p>It is a measure of the evolution of investor relations and the central position it now occupies in many firms that debate among delegates to our 2007 European Investor Relations Forum this week ranged from high concept to gritty detail.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>At a time when much of the essence of private equity is subject to intense scrutiny by many outside the industry, it is notable that a different version of the asset class is taking shape which takes its definition from compliance with Islamic teaching. </p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>The last time this much US effort went into selling private equity to the common man was in 2000, just before the market entered a painful downturn.</p> <p> </p>
2 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>The UK’s legislative should watch what it wishes for when it addresses the tax burden on Europe’s private equity firms, because the law of unintended consequences could easily leave the Chancellor with less in his coffers than today, if he drives away the most successful firms.</p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>Gripped by the drama unfolding in London, 650 delegates at EVCA’s Annual Symposium in Rome this week had only one topic of conversation: how best to deal with the increasing pressure their industry was coming under. </p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>As two separate US congressional committees disclose plans to hold private equity tax hearings, politicians in the UK limber up for a tax review this autumn.</p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>It’s been a terrible few months for the public image of private equity – on both sides of the Atlantic. Attacked by the unions, heckled by the press and lambasted by politicians, the beleaguered industry is facing a tax and regulatory clamp-down. So what can it do to win back some friends? Here are our top ten recommendations: </p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>Amid the recent furore about the tax treatment of private equity on both sides of the Atlantic, it has been easy to forget that the biggest threat to the industry’s continued health and prosperity probably does not come from politicians and trade unions.</p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>The LBO party is still going strong – though some participants must be hoping for the music to stop.</p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
<p>The credit boom appears to be faltering, which is bad news for the many pending LBOs that have yet to be financed.</p> <p> </p>
3 min read · 01 February 2013
