Book contents
- Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity
- International Corporate Law and Financial Market Regulation
- Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I How Should Private Equity Governance Systems Look?
- Part II What Actually Happens?
- Part III Corporate Governance Regulation in the United Kingdom and Private Equity’s Response
- 5 The Relevance of Business Judgment Regulation
- 6 Dealing with the Duties to Avoid and Disclose Conflicts of Interest
- 7 Rules Affecting the Exercise of Power by Shareholders and Their Nominated Directors
- 8 Recent Corporate Governance Reforms, Best Practice Codes and Their Impact
- Part IV How Governance Can Affect Corporate Performance
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - Recent Corporate Governance Reforms, Best Practice Codes and Their Impact
from Part III - Corporate Governance Regulation in the United Kingdom and Private Equity’s Response
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 November 2020
Book contents
- Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity
- International Corporate Law and Financial Market Regulation
- Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment in Private Equity
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I How Should Private Equity Governance Systems Look?
- Part II What Actually Happens?
- Part III Corporate Governance Regulation in the United Kingdom and Private Equity’s Response
- 5 The Relevance of Business Judgment Regulation
- 6 Dealing with the Duties to Avoid and Disclose Conflicts of Interest
- 7 Rules Affecting the Exercise of Power by Shareholders and Their Nominated Directors
- 8 Recent Corporate Governance Reforms, Best Practice Codes and Their Impact
- Part IV How Governance Can Affect Corporate Performance
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines more recent attempts to get UK companies to focus on corporate governance, including the Walker Guidelines, the AIFMD, the new Section 172 statement and the Wates Code (and related disclosure requirements).It includes an evaluation of the extent to which, and the ways in which, private equity governance systems might have to change to accommodate these new norms.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021