Topic: Simon Walker

Tell us your views on the state of the Liverpool city region’s economy (SURVEY)

Liverpool Daily Post, UK - 24 days ago
LIVERPOOL is widely regarded as a centre of excellence in the UK for enterprise, knowledge and professional services.. . But, amid a UK, European...

BVCA calls for capital gains tax freeze

Alternative Assets Network - 721 days ago
The British Venture Capital Association has called for a freeze on capital gains tax in its budget submission to the UK Treasury, saying that increases could push the UK to the bottom of international competitiveness league tables. In a letter accompanying its ...

BVCA hits out at UK Government Budget

Alternative Assets Network - 1009 days ago
Simon Walker, the chief executive of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, has criticised the UK Government's 2009 Budget, in particular a proposal for a $750m Strategic Investment Fund. Walker said that the BVCA is "deeply disappointed" by the ...

What happens when the compass breaks?

Alternative Assets Network - 1032 days ago
Simon Walker, the chief executive of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, has criticised the UK Government's 2009 Budget, in particular a proposal for a $750m Strategic Investment Fund. Walker said that the BVCA is "deeply disappointed" by the ...

Austria in the Eye of the Storm

SeekingAlpha - 1101 days ago
Recently, private equity firms have come under the sharp stick of scrutiny. Moreover, many of these private equity companies made purchases that have led to the financial ruin of very fine young and growing businesses.. In an article by The Economist titled ...

WRAPUP 1-Private equity conference under cloud, suffering

Forbes - 1109 days ago
Gloom and disruption were the overriding themes at the private equity industry's main conference in Berlin this week. 'I think the mood here is subdued, as it should be,' said Simon Walker, CEO of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital ...

Economic downturn will not stop deal flow, message from BVCA conference

Alternative Assets Network - 1396 days ago
The current economic climate may well create new investment opportunities for private equity players, most people said in a short live survey at a conference in London today. The conference, organised by unquote", marked the 25th anniversary of the British Private Equity ...

BVCA selects Reuters Group advisor as new chief executive

Alternative Assets Network - 1611 days ago
The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has appointed Simon Walker, a former communications secretary to the Queen, as its new chief executive. Walker, who will take up his post on 1 November, is currently senior advisor to the chairman and ...