Deals

France’s parliament is working on legal reforms that introduce a tax-efficient system to distribute a portion of capital gains among all employees of an acquired company.

Compressed exit multiples could have a material impact on performance fee income, according to tech platform Cobalt.

Record fundraising by pan-Asia buyout funds, less China state-backed dealmaking and a sharp drop in the country's outbound M&A were key themes.

The UK is no longer the most active private equity market in Europe and some of the country's firms met a cool reception on the fundraising trail.

Asia-Pacific managers are putting stronger emphasis on diversifying their asset base to gain exposure to faster growing markets, according to a survey by Dechert.

Private equity managers and their LPs could stand to lose from government intervention on foreign direct investment.

Private equity firms with the right proactive mindset and approach stand to capitalise on public companies who want to go private.

Operating partners are increasingly involved before a transaction closes.

… but what are GPs really doing to drive performance? LPs must be prepared to ask some tough questions, says Joncarlo Mark, a former senior portfolio manager at CalPERS.

The Riverside Company picks up the lower mid-market/small-cap award for the Americas for Tate’s Bake Shop.