Private equity to address critics
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The private equity industry will outline measures aimed at greater transparency to fend off mounting criticism.
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Private equity firms, until recently  the high flyers of finance, have had a tough summer.
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A co-author of a U.S. Senate bill that would raise taxes on private equity firms going public said on Wednesday he was open to discussing shortening a built-in transition period that cushions any potential tax hit on Blackstone Group LP.
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By Dolbeck, Andrew  The media sector has been seeing a fair amount of merger and acquisitions activity lately. Traditional print and broadcast media firms, struggling to compete with new online and mobile media outlets, have been targeted by private equity buyers.
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The National Audit Office is likely to examine the sale of equity investments in private finance initiative projects, amid intensifying concern over the level of profits generated by contractors and specialist ...
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Speculation rises about a clampdown on private equity firms after comments from Chancellor Gordon Brown.
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Blackstone's lucre suggests it may be time for private equity to pay the piper.
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There may be too much doubt surrounding the big IPO.
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The bosses of private equity firms are likely to face a tough grilling when they appear before UK MPs.
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As private equity firms and hedge funds line up to go public, their traditional investors are worried that new distractions might make it harder to continue delivering stellar returns.
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Two US senators have proposed a sharp rise in the tax that private equity firms have to pay.
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Think like a private equity investor, but think for yourself.
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Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: The private equity sector, with its attendant risks to employees, pensioners and tax revenue, should be reined in and regulated.
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A slew of private equity deals already under financing pressure from the credit crunch now face added concerns over a potential recession.
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Private equity markets in Europe have faced the same issue of private equity taxation with fiery debate and quiet lobbying.
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Private-equity billionairesâthe new Masters of the Universeâoften pay far lower rates than the rest of us. But Washington is trying to change that. Get ready for a fight.
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We track the week in private equity in search of Rule Breakers of the future.