British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association - BVCA - is the industry lobbying body for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK.

Public Affairs News writes in 2008: "The private-equity industry is fighting back after a 2007 that saw companies facing unprecedented parliamentary and media scrutiny. It is looking to adopt a more ‘campaigning attitude’."

Taxation

According to its Chairman, David Huff, the BVCA Taxation Committee is: "Working to ensure the UK does not lose its competitive edge, the Committee continues to build dialogue with the Treasury, HMRC, and other Government departments and other policy influencers to ensure the industry is represented in any changes to taxation policy that could affect the industry"

BVCA Taxation Committee members (as of April 2011): David Huff - 3i; Mark Baldwin - Macfarlanes; Chris Barnes - Terra Firma; Sara Clark - KPMG; Paul Cooper - Grant Thornton; Paul Cunningham - Helios Investment Partners; Adam Frais - BDO Stoy Hayward; Mark Hainsworth - SJ Berwin; Tim Hughes - PricewaterhouseCoopers; Graham Iversen - Slaughter & May; Robert Kent - Freshfields; Mary Kuusisto - Proskauer Rose; James Markham - Graphite Capital; David Marks - Apax John Maxey - Deloitte; Paul Megson - Deloitte; Stephen Morse - PricewaterhouseCoopers; David Nicolson - Bridgepoint Capital; David Oldknow - Ernst & Young; Kathleen Russ - Travers Smith; Anthony Stewart - Clifford Chance; Craig Vickery - Exponent PE; John Watson - Ashurst

Lobbyists

Internal

• Rachel Barbour, director of communications (May 2008-). Formerly of HSBC and Brunswick.
• Richard Lomas, public affairs manager. Formerly of AS Biss and HM Treasury.

External

• SJ Berwin, a pan-European corporate and commercial law firm specialising in private equity.
• Quiller Consultants

Contacts

3 Clements Inn London WC2A 2AZ
http://www.bvca.co.uk