EC proposes tougher rules for private equity (Dealscape

Alternative asset managers confronted the specter of tough new regulations on Wednesday, April 29 when the European Commission proposed regulating the managers of private equity and hedge funds and demanding what will likely be seen as uncomfortable levels of transparency.

The plans announced in Brussels by the EC call for the regulation of fund managers with leveraged funds and a portfolio of more than €100 million ($132 million). In an effort to distinguish between hedge funds and private equity funds, it calls for a higher threshold of €500 million for managers with a five year lock-in period for investors and not using leverage in their funds. Most private equity fund managers put debt in their portfolio companies rather than their funds.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? EC proposes tougher rules for private equity Posted on April 29, 2009 6:30 PM Alternative asset managers confronted the specter of tough new regulations on Wednesday, April 29 when the European Commission proposed regulating the managers of private equity and hedge funds and demanding what will likely be seen as uncomfortable levels of transparency. The plans announced in Brussels by the EC call for the regulation of fund managers with leveraged funds and a portfolio of more than €100 million ($132 million). In an effort to distinguish between hedge funds and private equity funds, it calls for a higher threshold of €500 million for managers with a five year lock-in period for investors and not using leverage in their funds. Most private equity fund managers put debt in their portfolio companies rather than their funds. This is a free preview of the content available in The Deal Pipeline. Subscribers enjoy access to the full story, as well as second-to-none research tools. To request a demo, or, if you are an existing user to The Deal Pipeline, log in to your account, please scroll down and click the button. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 283 in-depth reports of PE deals in the Financial Services sector from the past year 247 company pages related to Europe 167 in-depth reports of M&A deals in Regulation 154 articles related to the European Commission from the past year 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Skadden Arps Amusement parks Deb Shops Windstream Corp. Diedrich Coffee Hanna Andersson Tween Brands Entertainment Lazard Lyondell Chemical		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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