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Adding fuel to the debate over private equity fees, a new study has found that PE firms have charged $20 billion in hidden fees to clients over the past two decades.
The so-called portfolio company fees were charged to nearly 600 U.S. companies that were bought by private equity managers between 1981 and 2013 for a total value of $1.1 trillion, according to Oxford University and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management researchers. Read more.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has launched a “streamlined and user-friendly” online registration system for drone operators.
The program is intended to help operators comply with federal law effective Dec. 21 that requires registration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Drone operators who fail to register are subject to civil and criminal penalties. Read more.
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