Nicholas Donato

The SEC’s proposed 'Form PF' designed to measure private funds systemic risk to the economy is being labelled too onerous by the PEGCC.

A government-commissioned report has left UK banks in the dark over rules relating to private equity-led buyouts of small and medium-sized businesses.

Terms and conditions of emerging market funds are being influenced by two counterbalancing forces: appetite for the region and risk, says Geoffrey Kittredge of Debevoise & Plimpton.

Placement agents or GPs selling LPs’ fund stakes on their behalf may need to split the offer between AIFM-compliant and non-compliant funds.

Nearly a quarter of UK-based private equity fund managers say they expect no carried interest from their current funds, a drop in confidence compared to late 2009, according to Investec.

Lord Rothschild is introducing a $750m buyout fund which will allow Chinese investors to take stakes in Western companies.

Tax policies designed to reenergise economic growth were unveiled in the UK budget Wednesday. Meanwhile, the levy for some non-doms has been raised to £50,000.

A reenergised high-yield bond market is shaping private equity fund managers’ approach towards securing credit.

The EU Commission is now in the process of receiving public feedback regarding possible taxes on private equity transactions, GPs’ remuneration and the wider financial industry.

With Japan still reeling from the largest earthquake in its history, private equity business in the country has been put on pause.