Private equity fund accounting is quite complex to other investment vehicles. What separates fund accounting from general accounting is that, while small businesses, for example, make purchases with ...

When one company has an interest in another company it has equity in that company. Under certain circumstances, the appropriate way for the company to account for that investment on its own books is ...

The cost and equity methods of accounting are used by companies to account for investments they make in other companies. In general, the cost method is used when the investment doesn't result in a ...

Organizations seeking funding have much to think about, and the long-term accounting considerations related to the debt and equity instruments they issue are not likely at the top of that list.

Over the last several years, private equity (PE)-backed companies have become increasingly active within the accounting field ...

There is no easy way to start this topic other than to hit it hard from the gate: Internal succession strategies for every firm have been broken due to outside investment. The infusion of private ...

Private equity fund accounting is unlike that of other investment vehicles because private equity funds are not like other types of investments. They are one part hedge fund, one part venture capital ...

In today’s interconnected financial landscape, the accounting profession confronts an array of challenges when dealing with equity funding, proceeds, and taxes. As a Fellow of the Chartered Accountant ...