Archive for October 2009

Private Advisor Registration Bill Passes House Committee

Posted on October 28, 2009, 2:23 pm, by Andy, under Industry Analysis.

Yesterday, The House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 3818, the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act.
H.R. 3818 passed by a vote of 67-1 and was introduced by Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (D-PA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
H.R. 3818 would amend the Investment Advisers Act of [...]

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Bulge Bracket Investment Banks - Where Are They Now?

Posted on October 28, 2009, 2:14 pm, by Andy, under Industry Analysis.

Bulge-bracket is a term used in corporate finance to describe the largest and often most prestigious investment banks. Although there is no strict metric for this classification, bulge-bracket investment banks typically represent clients with transaction values in excess of $50 million. [NOTE: www.PrivateEquityInfo.com segregates investment banking firms by the enterprise value of the firms’ typical [...]

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