Most European Union states have agreed bilateral double taxation conventions between each other, but venture capital and private equity funds are often excluded from these rules, a European Commission report says

Rewind almost three years and the trade union movement was embroiled in a bitter media spat with the private equity industry. We were asked to produce the evidence that private equity firms increased risk for the companies they acquired. Well, the evidence is now here.

Pressure was mounting for a compromise deal on the European Union's draft rules on hedge funds and private equity which would reduce British opposition to the regulation

Union leaders and MPs have reacted angrily after it emerged that the private equity group CVC is considering a bid for a minority stake in Royal Mail. CVC, which has stakes in three European postal services, is at the early stages of working on a bid. Its other investments have included the Debenhams store chain and Formula One sports rights. The potential involvement of a private equity company h...

In an interview with Euractiv, Javier Echarri, Secretary-General of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), criticised the EU’s proposed directive on alternative investment funds for being flawed and for discriminating against private equity, particularly through its strict disclosure requirements.

European lawmakers vote overwhelmingly in favour of new rules to regulate hedge funds and private equity funds on a pan-European basis for the first time

European Commission proposals to regulate alternative investment funds discriminate against private equity and favour direct competitors like sovereign wealth funds or maverick businessmen, Javier Echarri, secretary-general of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), told EurActiv in an interview.

European Commission proposals to regulate alternative investment funds discriminate against private equity and favour direct competitors like sovereign wealth funds or maverick businessmen, Javier Echarri, secretary-general of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), told EurActiv in an interview.

Gordon Brown will come under pressure today to strip private equity firms of tax breaks that allow their owners to pay as little as 5% tax. Union leaders will tell the chancellor he must reform the tax regime to prevent private equity firms from reaping huge rewards from their investments, when he addresses the GMB conference in Brighton.

After days of talks failed to produce a compromise deal on European Union plans to regulate the hedge fund and private equity industries Spain avoided putting the issue to a vote