Private Equity
In the world of private equity, Trump supporters are keeping their preferences to themselves for fear of upsetting investors.
3 min read · 13 October 2016
The Chief Secretary to the UK Treasury David Gauke praised the work of the private equity industry in an address to LPs and GPs in London on Thursday.
2 min read · 07 October 2016
The former Park Hill partner - who pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of $38.5 million – has been permanently banned from working in the private equity industry.
2 min read · 15 September 2016
The vote follows threats from the Obama administration to veto the Investment Advisers Modernization Act.
2 min read · 09 September 2016
The AB-2833 bill, which imposes more requirements on California-based public pensions to disclose private equity fees, was introduced in February, and passed last week.
2 min read · 01 September 2016
Ludovic Phalippou, a finance professor at Oxford’s Said Business School, says the FCA is failing in its fiduciary duty to ensure investors get a fair deal.
4 min read · 01 September 2016
UK private equity firms in fundraising mode should expect investors to quiz them on the potential impact of Brexit on their structure, investment strategy, and returns, and prepare accordingly, lawyers say.
1 min read · 26 August 2016
A $2.3m penalty enforced by the SEC this week follows some $11.8m in management fees and interest that the firm has already returned to investors.
1 min read · 25 August 2016
The New York-based investment bank has to meet Volcker Rule standards, which requires banks reduce their private investment interests to 3% of their tier 1 capital by the new July 2017 deadline.
2 min read · 10 August 2016
The American Investment Council criticised the Republican presidential nominee’s plan to end favourable tax treatment of carried interest, saying it shows a ‘lack of understanding’.
2 min read · 10 August 2016
