Senior figures in the European private equity industry, which are owners of businesses across the continent, are urging governments to act swiftly over the Greek crisis, warning the situation could spiral further out of control.
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JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services, the securities processing arm of JP Morgan, on Thursday said it is buying the private equity administration services business of Schroders.
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Canadian pension funds are moving into the buyout business, looking to carve a niche as a new kind of long-term investor and cut out hefty private equity fees in the process.
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the publication of guidance for FINRA-registered firms about their obligations regarding customer suitability, disclosures and other requirements for selling private placements to customers, an area where recent examinations and enforcement actions have revealed a significant lack of regulatory compliance.
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Private equity fees have long been a bugbear for many investors. During the boom years of 2005 to 2007, top firms could, in effect, name their price, supplementing hefty management and performance fees with lucrative transaction fees – paid by a portfolio company to its private equity owner when a deal was carried out. Investors [...]

David Rubenstein, co-founder of global private equity firm The Carlyle Group, expects the US dominance in the “bootstrapping” market to ebb, as wealth and investment opportunities move towards emerging markets, especially China.
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Private equity firms looking to sell some of their mid-size Australian businesses are finding strong enough interest from trade buyers so that they may be able to avoid IPOs, after a poor run for recent stock market listings.
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The special group rate for members to reserve accommodation at the Royal Horseguards has been extended to Friday, May 7. The Royal Horseguards is the location for our Members-Only Spring Conference and is centrally located in London, UK.
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Calpers, the biggest U.S. public pension fund, hopes to win fee cuts from other private equity firms following a deal it struck with Apollo to slice up to $125 million off fees, its CIO said on Monday.
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