Paul Volcker is disappointed with the final version of the rule that bears his name.  As first envisioned, the Volcker rule would have banned banks from running private-equity and hedge funds, an attempt to curb risk-taking that fueled the financial crisis. Last-minute congressional negotiations aimed at winning Republican support led to a compromise that allows [...]

After two lean years, investors will closely watch the sale of two French firms to see if they will be snapped up in direct deals rather than going to auction, waking up a private equity M&A market that has slumbered.
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Over the next several years, the opportunity for wealth creation in private equity should be significant, particularly for high net worth families and individuals, writes Dan Lubeck, founder and managing director of Solis Capital Partners.
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In the first half of the year, private equity-backed takeovers of companies in the UK generated a combined £7.9bn in value, an increase of 67 percent on the same transactions completed in 2009, according to data published yesterday by the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR).
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Private-equity owners bring their own brand of alpha to investments producing returns above those provided by leverage, comparable public market performance or choice of sector, according to research released Monday.
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After holding back during the financial crisis, many firms will return to market later this year to raise fresh capital, as their latest funds start to run dry.  With competition likely to be fierce, most will seek help from placement agents, which market funds to private equity investors.
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The overall value of private equity-sponsored UK buy-outs in the first half of 2010 has already overtaken the 2009 full year transaction value by 67 per cent, reaching £7.9bn (€9.6bn) compared to £4.7bn (€5.7bn), according to new data.
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US lawmakers have reached an agreement on an overhaul of the US financial system that will see a compulsory registration of private equity firms with the Securities and Exchange Commission and banks’ exposure to the asset class capped.
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Talks have collapsed between European lawmakers and country representatives to agree new controls for hedge funds, following a dispute that many fear could spoil Brussels’ attempts to overhaul the regulation of finance.
On Thursday, the parliamentarian leading negotiations with European countries said he had disbanded efforts to reach agreement this month, a deadline set by [...]

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