Tax
5 May 2023
A&M’s Taxand team makes senior hire
Rhys Owen joins Alvarez & Marsal’s fund taxation practice from EY
27 April 2023
Advice: Cash issue
Significant tax changes will affect how partners in the UK are taxed, including members of LLPs, warns CM Murray partner Corinne Staves
28 March 2023
Comment: Antitrust in me
Merger enforcers turn up the heat on private equity: what can you do to stay cool?
3 March 2023
Morgan Lewis opens second Germany office
The office will be launched by three partners – Florian Harder, Florian Ziegler and Jann Jetter
2 March 2023
5 minutes with… Steven Petersen, co-founder of Stavtar Solutions
The Drawdown gets to grips with the ‘universe of software solutions’ Stavtar offers to complex businesses
16 February 2023
Profile: Louise Denning, Montagu
The CFO discusses her remit and operational governance
3 February 2023
Sun, sea and… startups!
The Spanish Startup Act aims to boost growth in the startup ecosystem with enticing tax relief for GPs
19 January 2023
Talos partners with Formidium
The partnership combines fund administration services with digital asset trading strategies
12 December 2022
Edinburgh reforms cement UK financial divergence
The Chancellor of the Exchequer revealed more than 30 regulatory reforms to the UK financial industry to drive competitiveness and growth
5 December 2022
Comment: Known or knowable? It depends
Nic Müller, CEO of Avega Capital Management, looks at a recent clarification to the IPEV guidelines, and hopes greater harmonisation is coming
8 November 2022
“QAHC, QAHC!”
The Qualifying Asset Holding Company regime is set to close the gap between the UK and other fund domiciles
8 November 2022
Ireland makes tax changes
The Finance Bill 2022 introduces amendments around reporting, VAT treatment and enforcement for alternative asset managers
5 September 2022
Daring to be different
Having enjoyed several years of stellar growth, have Asian fund managers done enough to ensure their firms are operating in a robust enough manner to weather the gathering global macroeconomic storm?
31 August 2022
Legal lowdown: Michael Halford, Goodwin
The partner, co-chair of global private investment funds discusses recent client challenges, thoughts on the FCA’s new AR rules and what he makes of PE’s reputation
25 July 2022
House of Lords slams PE for “financial engineering and tax avoidance”
Lord Sikka pointed to private equity fund and deal structures in Switzerland, Jersey and the Caribbean, created for the purpose of “asset stripping, profit shifting and tax avoidance”
18 July 2022
Legal lowdown: Sam Kay, Travers Smith
Partner and head of investment funds discusses PE’s evolution since 1998, the importance of carry, along with the challenges of labelling funds in relation to SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation
4 July 2022
Grant Thornton promotes Killer to partner
Martin Killer joined the firm in March 2018 as tax director
30 May 2022
Domicile watch: May 2022
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including JFSC’s fee increases, Jersey’s amendment to its Limited Partnership Law and GFSC joining TNFD
23 May 2022
Legal lowdown: James Oussedik, Sidley Austin
To kick off our legal insights series, James Oussedik, investment funds partner at Sidley Austin discussed his thoughts on AIFMD II and fund domiciliation challenges
3 May 2022
In the dog house
How effective are financial regulators when it comes to keeping private equity in check?
7 March 2022
The pendulum has swung
The recent noise coming from the SEC is largely measured and unsurprising; as the asset class matures of course it should adhere to stricter oversight
31 January 2022
ATAD 3: How will private equity measure up?
Andrew Howard, Ropes & Gray tax partner, outlines his thoughts on the likely impacts on private equity of the ‘ATAD 3’ EC proposal, designed to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes
4 November 2021
Comment: New tax regime for UK asset holding companies
Ropes & Gray partner Brenda Coleman and associate Tim Waters detail the latest development for the UK funds industry
11 October 2021
Fund domiciles in 2021: UK
Key facts and figures relating to why the UK is an emerging domicile
11 October 2021
Fund domiciles in 2021: Malta & Cyprus
Key facts and figures relating to why Malta and Cyprus are domiciles of choice for small and emerging managers
7 October 2021
Fund domiciles in 2021: Cayman Islands
Key facts and figures relating to why Cayman Islands is a well-regarded domicile
7 October 2021
Fund domiciles in 2021: Guernsey
Key facts and figures relating to why Guernsey is considered a highly innovative domicile
7 October 2021
Fund domiciles in 2021: Jersey
Key facts and figures relating to why Jersey is a fast and flexible domicile
4 October 2021
Fund domiciles in 2021: The Netherlands
The Netherlands is an important centre for pension funds and offers a light regime for smaller GPs
4 October 2021
Fund domiciles in 2021: Ireland
Ireland is a domicile to watch thanks to its recent Investment Limited Partnerships reform
4 October 2021
Fund domiciles in 2021: Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a tried and tested domicile, popular with LPs, but concerns are mounting over skills and talent levels
4 October 2021
Shifting sands: the domicile dichotomy
On the surface, selecting a fund domicile is largely about catering to investor needs, however, just as the private capital fund space is ever-changing, fund jurisdictions are ever-evolving and appearances can be deceiving
30 September 2021
Taxation of partners: Changes expected
Alex Conway of Crowe UK details expected changes as to how partners will be taxed following the government’s current consultation
26 July 2021
Domicile watch: July 2021
Key takeaways from the major PE domiciles: including Denmark's ranking as most business-friendly domicile, increased fund fees for Jersey and Guernsey's proposal for increasing fees
14 June 2021
LPs increasingly concerned by tax and regulatory changes
43% of LPs identified regulatory changes as the greatest risk to PE returns
22 April 2021
Profile: Magdalena Pasecka, Innova Capital
The partner and CFO discusses her reasons for leaving and returning to Innova, operational challenges of CEE-funds as well as why being a woman in PE is an advantage
4 March 2021
Deeper Perspective: The UK Funds Regime
Benjamin Lamping, founder of Reframe Capital asks: Are we at risk of missing a potential watershed moment for the UK funds industry, and a genuine post-Brexit opportunity?
15 February 2021
Luxembourg Government and ALFI respond to OpenLux investigations
Statements defend the Grand Duchy’s regulatory standards following the OpenLux investigations, which claimed Luxembourg uses flawed AML frameworks
15 February 2021
Private equity and the trade and cooperation agreement
Brexit has shifted from political to economic, causing widespread disruption for private equity, writes Denzil Davidson of Global Counsel
11 February 2021
Profile: Jasi Halai, 3i
The group financial controller & operating officer discusses working within the finance dept of a listed firm, leading system implementations and transformations as well as her role in the firm's committees
17 December 2020
The conversation: Trends in 2021 and beyond
InCloudCounsel founder and CEO Troy Pospisil examines patterns established in 2020 and how they will impact the next few years in private capital markets
14 December 2020
Class of 2020
A cross-section of industry practitioners share their greatest lessons of this year
11 December 2020
BVCA launches Capital Gains Tax committee
Committee has been created in response to the UK Government’s ongoing tax investigation that has prompted fears of a CGT hike
9 December 2020
LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on document abstraction
Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about what it is, how it works and how it supports private equity legal teams, as well as the wider organization.
8 December 2020
2020 in review: Regulatory complexity
A look back at the regulatory transformation around the AIFMD in the private equity market in 2020
2 December 2020
LISTEN: InCloudCounsel’s Pospisil on private equity roots
In the first instalment of our mini podcast series, Alice Murray talks to Troy Pospisil, founder and CEO of InCloudCounsel about the company’s origins: what drove him to set up the firm and how it has developed over the past seven years.
16 November 2020
No place like home: finding the right fund domicile
Predictability, reliability and quality are key components, according to our expert panel
16 November 2020
CGT looks set to increase
The OTS report recommends the government should consider "taxing more of the share-based rewards arising from employment... at income rates"
22 October 2020
DAC6: what it means for LPs
Natalie Psaila, counsel in the London Tax Group at Hogan Lovells, details the circumstances in which the DAC6 rules are most likely to be relevant to investors in private equity funds
14 October 2020
BEPS 2.0 up for public consultation
The blueprints for the approach reflect convergent views on key policy features, principles and parameters for a future agreement
13 October 2020
WATCH: No place like home: finding the right fund domicile
Predictability, reliability and quality are key components, according to our expert panel
7 October 2020
Cayman Islands removed from EU blacklist
The domicile adopted necessary reforms to its tax policy framework on collective investment funds in September
28 September 2020
Ocorian acquires Newgate Compliance
The deal furthers Ocorian's service offering to asset managers operating in the regulated UK market.
22 September 2020
Rochford launches in the UK
Treasury management provider Rochford Capital expands from Australian roots to the UK
21 September 2020
KPMG Luxembourg names new sector leads
Chrystelle Veeckmans is head of asset management and Christophe Diricks is head of alternative investments
21 September 2020
Comment: Cross-border marketing of funds
Richard Small, partner of Addleshaw Goddard, deciphers increasing complexities around crossborder marketing rules
10 August 2020
Private Equity Service Provider Awards: Shortlist Announced
Announcing the finalists for the 2020 Private Equity Service Provider Awards
17 July 2020
DAC 6 tax reporting regime sparks debate
The legislation requires certain cross-border arrangements to be reported to tax authorities by taxpayers and/or their advisers