Private Equity

Regulation

The SEC isn’t taking its eye off private funds

The US regulator may not have named the industry as a priority in 2018, but that doesn’t mean managers can relax.

8 min read · 25 March 2018

Australian supers urge GPs to bolster transparency

Six of the country's largest investors have signed an open letter calling on asset managers to adhere to a code of conduct, in a move to 'rebuild confidence.'

2 min read · 20 March 2018

Blackstone sees potential ‘significant adverse effect’ from US tax reform

The investment firm is also concerned by the Trump administration's protectionist policies and potential competition for its credit business.

4 min read · 14 March 2018

Tax reform leaves firms weighing up the possibilities

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act affects almost all aspects of how private equity funds are managed. Here’s what we know so far.

4 min read · 08 March 2018

How tax reform will drive dealmaking

Jerome Schwartzman, David Lee and Winston Shows from Houlihan Lokey discuss how tax changes will affect private equity, identifying the winners and losers.

6 min read · 15 February 2018

Timeline: no turning back on regulation

The regulation prompted by the global financial crisis could be on the chopping block. What does that mean for an industry that has laboured to accommodate increased oversight.

9 min read · 13 February 2018

Private equity and power

He came to power promising to 'drain the swamp'. As Trump gives his first official State of the Union address, we look at the private equity professionals the president invited into his circle.

2 min read · 30 January 2018

Confidence Trump will be a positive for PE dwindles

More than 50% of respondents to an Association of Corporate Growth survey think the new administration is a neutral or negative for the industry.

1 min read · 16 January 2018

US tax reform prompts January scramble for PE firms

Short-term issues will take centre stage as managers wrestle with the newly introduced laws.

4 min read · 09 January 2018

China insurance regulator gets tough on PE investments

Chinese insurers’ asset management arms are now prohibited from investing in domestic private equity funds that offer fixed returns.

2 min read · 09 January 2018

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