James Taylor
Kitty Ussher, the pro-European UK Labour MP recently appointed as minister for the City of London, has reassured business leaders that the financial services sector – and private equity in particular – will not be subjected to knee-jerk taxation or regulation.
Greek firm Marfin Investment Group has defied expectations by raising €5.2 billion in a matter of weeks for investments in south-east Europe. It will become the world’s biggest listed investment fund.
Greek firm Marfin Investment Group has defied expectations by raising €5.2 billion in a matter of weeks for investments in south-east Europe. It will become the world’s biggest listed investment fund.
US buyout firm HIG Capital is planning to hire as many as 30 local professionals in about six months, as it prepares to start spending a €600 million European fund. James Taylor talks to managing director Paul Canning about the firm’s ambitious plans for Europe.
US buyout firm HIG Capital is planning to hire as many as 30 local professionals in about six months, as it prepares to start spending a €600 million European fund. James Taylor talks to managing director Paul Canning about the firm’s ambitious plans for Europe.
The pan-European trade body has urged caution after the UK Treasury Select Committee suggested private equity needed closer scrutiny. EVCA has taken the unusual step of wading into a national row because it believes any changes could have far-reaching consequences for the industry across Europe.
The pan-European trade body has urged caution after the UK Treasury Select Committee suggested private equity needed closer scrutiny. EVCA has taken the unusual step of wading into a national row because it believes any changes could have far-reaching consequences for the industry across Europe.
The European buyout arm of US bank Greenhill has joined forces with UK fund manager JO Hambro for its first deal since closing a £106 million fund this year. The pair have bought UK snooker club operator Rileys.
The pan-European trade body has urged caution after the UK Treasury Select Committee suggested private equity needed closer scrutiny. EVCA has taken the unusual step of wading into a national row because it believes any changes could have far-reaching consequences for the industry across Europe.
The UK Treasury Select Committee, which has been investigating private equity all summer, has published its initial findings – and concluded that a closer investigation is required of the industry’s tax treatment, use of leverage, and attempts to improve transparency.