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KKR, Brookfield look set to access China's domestic RMB market

The two firms have registered fund management businesses with the Asset Management Association of China – a legal requirement for raising capital or investing onshore.

5 min read · 14 March 2024

New Orleans court puts private markets’ right to privacy to the test

Two years of lobbying and fine-tuning of private markets rule-making could be undone as a lawsuit gets underway in the US.

3 min read · 01 February 2024

Kirkland, Simpson Thacher and Fried Frank top PEI’s fund formation table

Kirkland & Ellis lead on aggregate value and volume in our latest ranking of the most active law firms in private equity.

4 min read · 23 January 2024

Pension funds eye the long term as they back SEC rules

Many LPs are still tepid on the final rules and still appear to want the US regulator as a referee.

5 min read · 16 January 2024

Making tax an essential part of ESG

Investors are increasingly scrutinising firms’ attitudes towards tax as an indicator of their wider position on ESG matters.

3 min read · 05 June 2023

GPs get their houses in order as new regs and LPs up demands

Private equity has been the target of increasing regulatory scrutiny in recent years.

5 min read · 05 June 2023

How private equity is readying for more regulation

A raft of regulatory changes coming down the line means fund managers are needing to rely on third-party providers more than ever.

7 min read · 05 June 2023

PE must pay attention to antitrust action, says Baker McKenzie

With the industry under increased scrutiny, sponsors must be more active on legislative and regulatory engagement, say Baker McKenzie’s Michael Fieweger and John Fedele.

8 min read · 02 May 2023

Future 40 Leaders – 2023: Lawyers

40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity. Meet the lawyers at the vanguard of PE transactions and fund formation, from secondaries and ESG to fund finance.

4 min read · 02 May 2023

US regulator scotches Form PF vote on enhanced transparency

The SEC had proposed last year to enhance transparency in the private fund industry through various means, including via regulatory filing requirements.

2 min read · 22 March 2023

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