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Fed Loosens Reins on Private Funds Buying Into Banks

But some worry risky loans will result

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Sep 23, 08 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Fed has loosened the rules that curtailed private investments in banks, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move may inject more cash into the financial system—if private equity chooses to invest—but will raise fears of profit-hungry investors snapping up stakes in banks to make quick cash with risky loans. More »

More about:  Federal Reserve • private equity • bank • investing • banking industry • bank regulation • buyout firms

US Equity Firms Face Local Competition

Growing worldwide wealth means buyouts are anybody's game

Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK) Nov 14, 07 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Increasing wealth worldwide will breed competitors for US private equity funds accustomed to being the only players in the lucrative buyout market, the Financial Times reports. “It is not preordained that the US will dominate private equity globally,” said the founder of one such firm, adding that governments could play a role in bankrolling private equity funds in Asia. More »

More about:  buyout • private equity firms • buyout firms

Blackstone Pushes to Delay Tax Increase Bill

If measure won't die, buyout giant wants 10-year grace period

Bloomberg Bloomberg Oct 23, 07 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Blackstone and other buyout firms can't kill a proposed bill that would increase their taxes, they'll try for a 10-year delay in enacting it. Under pressure from lobbyists, lawmakers are discussing doubling the proposed 5-year grace period, Bloomberg reports. The legislation, introduced before Blackstone went public in June, has been the target of over $5 million worth of lobbying by private equity firms. More »

More about:  private equity firms • Charles Grassley • Max Baucus • Stephen Schwarzman • buyout firms • Blackstone

Congress Drops Tax Hike for Private Equity

Superwealthy investors will get to keep tax breaks they now enjoy

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 9, 07 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A proposed tax hike on some of America's wealthiest investors isn't likely to happen this year, as Senate Democrats say they're shelving a bill that would have eliminated the special tax rate enjoyed by private-equity managers. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says a crowded legislative calendar makes considering the bill—the object of a massive lobbying effort—impossible, the Washington Post reports. More »

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