The European Union’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers will come into force on 21 July following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union last Friday. Perhaps not coincidentally, the publication of the directive – the last step before it become part of EU law – took
The seemingly intuitive application of long-standing securities anti-fraud and anti-manipulation rules to the complex world of over-the-counter derivatives, particularly where derivative products intersect with the loan market, will affect trading practices and compliance rules at all institutions trading these instruments, according to Richards Kibbe & Orbe partners Julia Lu and
PwC has appointed Stuart McKee (pictured) to the role of corporate finance leader in the UK. McKee was previously responsible for the mergers and acquisitions business within corporate finance and has a background in the retail and consumer sector. Neil Sutton, the outgoing leader, has taken on the role of
PerTrac has launched new releases of its analytics solutions, PerTrac Analytics 7.2 and PowerLink 1.2. The powerful, new versions handle all data frequency types including daily data for investment analysis, strategy comparison and fund benchmarking. 

In response to investors’ increased need to balance risk and liquidity, the investment industry, including
Square 1 Bank has appointed Phil Gager as Senior Vice President covering the Northeast region, and Ella van Gool (pictured) to the same position out of Square 1’s Menlo Park office covering the Silicon Valley. Gager spent 10 years with Capital Advisors Group serving venture-backed companies most recently as Senior
LDC, a leading UK mid-market private equity firm, has appointed Yann Souillard (pictured) as Managing Director of its Southern region. Souillard replaces Kevan Leggett who announced his retirement earlier this year. Previously a Director in LDC’s London team, Souillard joined the business in 2004 following seven years at Barclays Leveraged
In a far reaching survey by Norton Rose Group, the international legal practice, 109 respondents from Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe and North America and drawn largely from the infrastructure and energy sectors, resoundingly agreed (96%) that there needs to be an increase of foreign investment into Indonesia. The respondents
Aurora Russia Limited has appointed Gilbert Chalk and Geoffrey Miller to the board of the company as non – executive directors. Chalk (63) is a British citizen with extensive private equity and banking experience with Baring Private Equity Partners Limited and Hambros Bank Limited. Chalk also has considerable listed company
Guernsey-headquartered International Administration Group (IAG) has announced that it is to offer fund administration services in China. IAG is forming a joint servicing platform with Exceedor in Shanghai that will allow it to offer onshore RMB denominated private equity fund administration services in China. The formation of a Shanghai operation
Proskauer has continued the expansion of its global corporate practice and London office with the addition of Peter McGowan, who will join the firm as a partner. McGowan has broad-based experience in UK and EU regulatory matters governing the full range of corporate transactions, as well as funds structuring
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