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PE must work on PR

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... been completed and those benefits are evident." Katherine Woodthorpe, Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association chief executive, said the private equity industry had not handled media exposure well in the past. "From our perspective we ...

UK closes PE tax "loophole"

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007

Stung UK private equity managers fight back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... equity managers are tax dodgers, asset strippers and don't contribute to the economy, the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has thrown off the gloves and come out fighting. BVCA vice chairman Jeremy Hand, in a speech to 300 industry delegates ...

Private equity good for returns, not diversity: Watson Wyatt

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... consultant at Watson Wyatt Australia, Graeme Miller. According to the Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) 2006 Yearbook, the Australian private equity industry has $22.4 billion invested, with $4.1 billion raised by private ...

Taxes should not target PE: BVCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has told Bloomberg they reject calls that additional taxation be imposed on its members just because they are private investors who use leverage. The rebuff follows reports that the British Trades Union ...

Govt leads VC investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... for the VC sector. VC is so out of favour that last year AVCAL changed its name from the Australian Venture Capital Association to the Australian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. "I expect to announce the two successful fund managers in ...

PE investment in UK boosts job: BVCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA), through a survey confirming the economic impact of private equity investment, has hit back at claims private equity investors have poor disclosure and do not contribute to the national economy. "In the ...

Private equity capital raising breaks $4bn for 2005-06

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... billion in new capital raisings in the 12 months to 30 June 2006. Thomson Financial, working with the Australian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (AVCAL), said, "Private equity activity in Australia surged with an increase in total investments ...

AVCAL awards for top private equity plays

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... equity and venture capital players were recognised last night at the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association's (AVCAL) awards presentations, with the list of winners including Pacific Equity Partners, Investec Wentworth Private Equity ...

AVCAL calling for council members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) is calling for nominations for council members for 2007 and 2008, with elected members to be announced at the Annual General Meeting in Sydney a month after the annual AVCAL ...