Brexit

The UK-focused firm predicts a positive outlook for private equity investment despite Brexit uncertainty.

Director General Tim Hames said May offered a ‘new level of clarity’ on Brexit.

As private fund managers try to decipher the UK Prime Minister’s latest remarks on Brexit, the Channel island has reported no rush to domicile firms in the jurisdiction.

Offering an AIFMD passport to some jurisdictions may be of little benefit to EU investors, market participants say.

Vikki Wiberg, senior counsel in the Employment, Pensions & Mobility group at international law firm Taylor Wessing, looks at the impact of the Immigration Act on private equity GPs.

The Southern European powerhouse is bringing its teams together closer to its LPs and advisors.

Brexit has added a ‘layer of uncertainty’ to what was an otherwise encouraging economic picture, according to Jeremy Coller.

There’s positive news for European LPs wanting to invest in US and Asian funds under AIFMD passports, but investors shouldn’t get their pens ready just yet.

European regulator ESMA said there are no significant obstacles to the application of the AIFMD passport to Canada, Guernsey, Japan, Jersey, and Switzerland, but has reservations regarding Australia and the US.

Here are the key issues the UK private equity industry would like new UK Chancellor Philip Hammond to tackle.