Private Equity
Kill or cure: regulating the private equity industry
Submitted by Annabel Hudleston on 18-02-2011
European Commission president Jose-Manuel Barroso has said that the financial crisis means that “no financial player should be exempt from regulation and oversight”.
Churning or rolling?
Submitted by Shona Prendergast on 15-02-2011
There are probably many private equity executives who as teenagers wanted to follow in the footsteps of the Rolling Stones.
Rewarding success rather than putting it down
Submitted by Lucinda Kemeny on 24-09-2010
Last night the venture capital industry celebrated its annual awards-giving at the Investor Allstars event. And despite the historically low levels of M&A and IPO activity, there still appears to be some money for entrepreneurs with good ideas.
Spotify, the popular music streaming service, won the deal of the year, and amid the loud thumping of music, entrepreneurs stepped up to the microphone to inspire with their own tales of making money.
AIFM – a ticking time bomb?
Submitted by MHP on 16-07-2010
For some in the investment industry the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive is just another layer of unnecessary legislation clogging up the headlines. However, for a large portion of fund managers and investors this directive could have destructive effects on the way they conduct their business.