The 2007 Guide to Private Equity and Venture Capital

• Editorial

• Asia overview

  Asia overview

• The emerging force

  Kathleen Ng of Asia Private Equity Research discusses developments in the world's most dynamic markets

• UK overview

  UK overview

• Creating a clearer picture

  Peter Linthwaite of The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association extols the virtues of his industry and its benefits for the UK economy

• Finland

  Finland

• Finnish investment now less taxing

  Finland has reassessed how it taxes various investment structures, making the country a more attractive target for investment. By Janne Juusela of Borenius & Kemppinen

• Germany

  Germany

• Let's not go into specifics

  Uwe Bärenz and Amos Veith of P+P Pöllath + Partners question whether Germany needs a special private equity law

• India

  India

• Passage to India

  Ravi Kulkarni, Haigreve Khaitan and Avaantika Kakkar of Khaitan & Co say the many opportunities available in India make it an ideal destination for venture capital

• Japan

  Japan

• A regulatory revolution

  Satoshi Nakamura and Mitsue Tanaka of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto say Japan's new securities law will completely change how funds are regulated

• The Netherlands

  The Netherlands

• Dutch PE regains its edge

  Nathalie van Woerkom and Carlos Pita Cao of AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen outline Dutch efforts to be more fund-friendly

• Switzerland

  Switzerland

• New regulation eases investment

  Christoph Heiz, Alexander Vogel and Thomas Ladner of Meyer Lustenberger outline Switzerland's flexible new regulations for private equity investments

• Turkey

  Turkey

• Are convertibles really convertible?

  Esin Taboglu of Taboglu Ates & Demirhan describes the structure used to overcome differences between convertible bonds market regulation in Turkey and international practice

• United Kingdom

  United Kingdom

• Looking back, moving forward

  Simon Skinner and Simon Yates of Travers Smith discuss the highlights of 2006 and give their predictions for 2007

• United States

  United States

• What advisers need to know

  The SEC is casting its net wider and non-US investment advisers might get caught. By Joseph A Smith, Edward D Nelson and Albert Cho of Dewey Ballantine LLP

• United States

  United States

• Competitive convergence

  Hedge funds and private equity are encroaching on each other's territory. Eric Schwartzman and Christopher Snyder of Latham & Watkins assess the situation

• United States

  United States

• Going-private trends

  David Sorkin and Eric Swedenburg of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett look at the recent developments in going-private transactions, including go-shops and other post-signing market check strategies