Rebecca Akrofie
Rebecca Akrofie is a News Reporter at private funds management covering private equity management, regulation and legislative developments.
The director of private equity at JCRA, an international financial risk consultancy, analyses the foreign exchange market’s take on Brexit, other European issues to watch out for and how to mitigate them.
The international law firm has launched an office in Lima by affiliating with a local firm.
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The international law firms have hired private equity lawyers in London and Houston.
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Louise Harris will head up legal and compliance in the fund administrator’s Dublin office.
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Ian Schwartz joins McDermott as partner, while tax lawyers Goodarz Agahi and Ryan Gaglio have moved to Baker Hostetler.
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Some law firms are using artificial intelligence technology to analyse data rooms.
Peter Baird left Standard Chartered in November as it wound down its private equity business.
Christophe Evain will be replaced in his capacity as ICG’s CEO and CIO by Benoit Durteste in July.
EU countries should not compete to attract fund managers in light of Brexit, said ESMA chairman Steven Maijoor at a Luxembourg conference.
The chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, Steven Maijoor, has issued a warning against EU countries competing with each other on regulatory grounds. Speaking at the ALFI European Asset Management Conference in Luxembourg, he said Brexit should not encourage reforms which would harm existing regulatory or supervisory frameworks. “We’re all aware that some […]