News & Analysis

The US accounting standard setter has provided firms that face ‘imminent’ liquidation a standard set of guidelines to use when preparing financial statements.

Professor of finance at London Business School, Francesca Cornelli, believes more academic research in Asia is required to educate GPs on the legal and operational risks of minority stake investments.

Pablo Fernandez of the University of Navarra discusses some common mistakes that can trip up GPs when valuing companies.

Communicating with Japanese LPs, who are signalling in interest in offshore GPs, requires an understanding of Japan’s unique business culture, delegates heard at the PEI Global Alternatives Investment Forum in Tokyo.

South Carolina’s Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit as ‘moot’ after the state’s treasurer funded an $11.7m capital call to Warburg Pincus Fund XI.

State regulators have ramped up their scrutiny of private equity firms that target insurance companies.

The initiative introduced by Chinese regulators to allow private equity players to buy and sell companies more easily will likely offer lower quality assets, predict industry sources.

How should firms conduct a gap analysis when preparing for regulatory checks? Jim McGivern of AutoRek shares his thoughts.

US accounting standard-setters have issued a second invitation to comment on a proposed framework for private company accounting rules.

South Carolina state treasurer Curtis Loftis has signed an $11.7m capital call to Warburg Pincus and requested that a lawsuit filed against him be dismissed.