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The Global Venture Capital and Private Equity index
24 November 2009
This is the first index to measure 66 countries' attractiveness to potential Venture Capital and Private Equity investors. The index is based on six key criteria that investors cite as most important to them: economic activity, the depth of capital markets, taxation, investor protection and corporate governance, the human social environment, and entrepreunarial culture and opportunities.
Accounting diligence pays off when investing in PIPEs
24 November 2009
Sales of PIPEs (private investments in public entities) ( 410 kb) have gained momentum in the last two years as corporations seek capital without adding leverage. While some PIPEs involve the private sale of new or existing common shares, private equity firms and other investors often prefer investments that can offer upside returns and downside protection.
Fair play - An update on IPEV guidelines
24 November 2009
In September 2009, the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Board released an update to the International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines, primarily to provide a number of clarifications and eliminate certain confusions, but also to ensure consistency with the recent changes in IFRS and US GAAP accounting principles.
Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Vehicles
20 November 2009
This publication ( 1 mb) is intended to provide comprehensive information on Luxembourg's state-of-the-art fund vehicle for private equity and venture capital projects, the SICAR, as well as a summary of the key characteristics of other Luxembourg structuring solutions for private equity and venture capital.
Directive AIFM - Evolution de l'environnement réglementaire européen en matière de fonds alternatif
3 November 2009
Les fonds alternatifs avaient jusqu'à présent échappé à toute réglementation harmonisée en Europe. La directive AIFM (Alternative Investment Fund Manager) devrait significativement changer cette donne. Elle vise à mieux contrôler un ensemble de risques associés aux fond alternatifs.
Shifting sands: limited partners' perspectives on the future of private equity
23 September 2009
Limited partners globally agree that private equity remains an attractive asset class, but it will need to address challenges that have emerged in the last two years. "Shifting sands: limited partners' perspectives on the future of private equity" ( 163.33 kb) summarizes the views of leading LPs about the future of the private equity industry.
410 kb) have gained momentum in the last two years as corporations seek capital without adding leverage. While some PIPEs involve the private sale of new or existing common shares, private equity firms and other investors often prefer investments that can offer upside returns and downside protection.
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