Private equity

A private equity firm has acquired the family-owned Petz Enterprises' professional tax software business.

PricewaterhouseCoopers signed an agreement Wednesday to sell its U.S. Public Sector business to the private equity firm Veritas Capital.

CBIZ, Inc. has acquired Laurus Transaction Advisors LLC, a Denver-based business that provides buy-side and sell-side financial and accounting due diligence services for M&A transactions to private equity firms along with public and private companies, effective Feb. 1, 2018.

Now that Republicans in Congress have released their final tax bill, two big questions remain. What will companies do with all that cash, and who will benefit the most?

When U.S. Senate lawmakers changed just two letters used for a calculation in their proposed tax bill, they may have increased the number of junk-rated companies that would be hurt by tax overhaul.

House Republicans’ chief tax writer has investment managers in his crosshairs.

The House tax bill released Thursday preserves the carried interest tax break—paid to private-equity managers, venture capitalists, hedge fund managers and certain real estate investors—despite President Donald Trump and GOP leaders’ promise to do away with loopholes for the wealthy.

CBIZ acquired CMF Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in helping private equity firms with services such as auditing and preparing for an IPO, back in June as it aims to extend its reach further into the PE area.

Debate over a border-adjustment tax is consuming Washington, but another, less-discussed proposal in House Speaker Paul Ryan’s tax plan stands a better chance of being included in a GOP overhaul bill.