More PE misery as UK takeover rule change bites

Changes to the UK Takeover Code brought in last September are now stepping up the pressure on the traditionally opaque private equity industry to open itself up to public scrutiny. The changes, which require full disclosure of the all the finance documents used to carry out takeovers of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, add to the growing sense of a private equity industry that is under siege from all sides — regulators, politicians and investors.