The FDIC Board today adopted a final Statement of Policy on the Acquisition of Failed Insured Depository Institutions. This policy statement provides guidance to investors interested in acquiring or investing in the deposit liabilities of failed banks or thrifts about the standards they will be expected to meet in order to qualify to bid on [...]

September 15-17, 2009
Capital Creation offers private equity professionals an intimate and relaxed forum to catch up on industry events, meet up with +250 colleagues and contacts and stay ahead of the competition.
Taking place at Le Meridien Beach Plaza hotel in Monaco next 15-17 September, the conference offers top PE professionals formal discussion, organised networking and [...]

The Latin American Venture Capital Association is preparing the 2009 Summit and Investor Roundtable in the context of unprecedented interest from international investors in Latin America as a destination for private equity.
The event will convene more than 150 industry leaders, including senior managers from leading investment funds, international public and private sector investors, and key [...]

September 21-24, 2009
Now in its 4th year, SuperReturn Asia is the only private equity & venture capital conference in Asia to attract both LPs (220 LPs in 2008) and top GPs as well as provide you with full coverage of the region under one roof.
Hear from 50 LP speakers including Stanford Management Company, Cornell University, [...]

November 11-13, 2009
The rich tradition of bringing together the private equity and venture capital industry’s most renowned global and regional leaders continues at the 22nd Annual AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum in Hong Kong. This year the AVCJ Forum will tackle the fallout of the global economic crisis, consider the foundations for Asia’s [...]

The act of offering new, publicaly-traded shares in a firm that was previously taken private through a buyout transaction.

Period in which the general partners focus on realizing returns on the fund’s assets.

Transactions in which a bank will hold an equity stake in a target company until the PE fund can find investors willing to purchase the equity.

Requires the party responsible for a break-up in an acquisition to pay the other party a negotiated amount of liquidated damages.

The institute governs the practice of public accountancy except for standards related to the audit of public companies, which are defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
http://www.aicpa.org