PEI Staff

UK watchdog the FSAis studying private equity with greater intensity than ever. The industry stands to benefit.

A new US tax rule on foreign mergers may make more of these deals tax free.

First, love all the lawyers 2006-03-01 Staff Writer In last month's issue of <italic>Private Equity Manager</italic>, we presented some interesting statistics - estimates of how many people work at private equity firms around the world. Capital IQ counts 36,716.<br /><br />This number

One of the giants of the LBO industry, Boston-based Thomas H. Lee Partners, has announced a key hire - Richard Bressler, most recently the chief financial officer of media company Viacom and previously a senior officer and CFO of Time Warner. Bressler will head up THL Partners' new Strategic Resource Group, which helps coordinate the services and advice offered to portfolio companies. Scott Sperling, an industry veteran of almost 25 years, a senior partner with THL Partners for more than a decade, and now one of three copresidents, spoke recently with Private Equity Manager about Bressler's addition.

We are legion 2006-02-01 Staff Writer <b>Pros in different area codesPrivate equity professionals, by number, around the world</b><br /><table><tr><td><b>Number of professionals working at private equity firms globally</b></td><td><b>36,716<

Emerging markets investors must expect the unexpected when it comes to regulatory issues - but they are far from downbeat at the prospect.

It's not easy being a small buyout fund GP trying to get on the radar screens of institutional investors. By Ted Carroll

At a recent gathering of emerging markets private equity professionals, veterans urged a focus on controllable, ordinary forms of risk.