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Hedge funds fear 'draconian' disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... that money out. Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) agreed. "An unintended consequence of all of this is if you're an Australian super fund and you want to get into a really high ...

AVCAL chief executive resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... Woodthorpe has announced she will step down as chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) after seven years in the role. Woodthorpe made the announcement last night, and her resignation will be effective ...

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... and creating new and innovative companies that have become market leaders in their own right," sDr Katherine Woodthorpe, AVCAL chief executive said. Venture capital funds under management is estimated at only $2 billion in Australia but the market capitalisation ...

Aus PE funds on the right side of supply & demand

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... calling the shots on fees, said the chief executive of the Australian Private Equity & venture capital association Limited (AVCAL). While it is likely that in the future Australia private equity funds will have to allow investors to have more of a say ...

Business wary of PE: PwC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... control over the business. Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive, Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL), said, however, that the core question is what do we mean by control? "You can sell less than 50% of a company yourself ...

Private equity tax treatment under scrutiny

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... flow of development capital from institutional investors. The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) has raised concerns that the tax treatment of private equity classifies passive investment from institutions and family offices ...

Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... event this week. Dr Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive of Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) said Asian investors are investing in the local private equity market either through fund-to-fund or direct pension fund investments ...

AVCAL appoints new chair

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... Rothery who has held the chairmanship for the past three years. Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) chief executive Dr Katherine Woodthorpe said Brown's long background in funds management and private equity as an investor ...

Private equity activity improves: research

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... marking a period of consolidation within the industry," said Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) chief executive, Katherine Woodthorpe. "However, there has been an increase in the number of exits and many of them have generated ...

Cbus adds ESG into investment contracts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... working closely with private equity managers, in particular the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) Responsible Investment Steering Committee. The committee has recommended their members sign the United Nations Principles ...