Introduction Australia reforms venture capital laws By Andrew Green, chief executive of the Australian Venture Capital Association Limited
Australia Private equity trends and developments By Al Donald, Kon Mellos and Nick Wormald of Freehills in Sydney and Melbourne
India Venturing into India: a legal and structural overview By Siddharth Shah of Nishith Desai Associates, Mumbai
Introduction The European private equity and venture capital industry By EVCA – The European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
Benelux The tax structuring of a management buyout By Marco de Lignie and Frédéric Feyten, Loyens & Loeff
Germany Recent developments in the private equity market By Geza Toth-Feher and Alexander Ballmann of Dewey Ballantine
Italy Leveraged buyouts: A gloomy past but a brighter future By Paolo Montironi, Alberto Toffoletto and Lukas Plattner of NCTM Studio Legale Associato
Introduction The US venture capital industry in 2002 By John Taylor of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
United States Walking from the deal: terminating a transaction because of a material adverse change By Michael King of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP*
United States Protecting the private equity investment without killing the golden goose By Stephen M Davis and Kenneth Drake, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
