Lambasted by politicians and the media for piling too much debt on to companies, seeing the flow of money from investors dry up and facing big losses on boom-time deals, private equity bosses have had a tough financial crisis.
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A year ago, when Australia began a push to tax profits from private-equity deals, the industry warned that buyout funds would take their sought-after capital elsewhere.
The evidence suggests otherwise.
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It has been a good year for private equity. The debt market for buy-outs is frothier than it has been since the global financial crisis wiped out collateralised loan obligations and other toxic fixed income products in 2008. The demand for yield in a low interest environment has carved out a whole new market for [...]

Profiting from private equity investments in southeast Asia’s emerging and frontier markets
The 6th Annual Private Equity Southeast Asia Summit has firmly established itself as the must-attend event for the private equity community. Returning in April, this event will bring together over 150 participants including general partners, limited partners and investors from around the world to [...]

THE Australian Taxation Office’s long-awaited announcement this week of its position on taxing the profits of foreign private equity players is welcome.
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The final wording of a key U.S. government regulation in the for-profit education sector could act as the starter’s gun for a private equity scramble to pick up even some of the industry’s leaders.
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THE ATO has warned private equity it won’t hesitate to take court action to uphold its interpretation of two controversial tax rulings.
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