RULEMAKING AND GUIDANCE -
SEC Adopts Amendments to Exemptive Applications Procedures -
On July 6, 2020, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rule amendments to establish an expedited review procedure...more
9/21/2020
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On April 7, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) announced that, after the initial June 30, 2020 compliance date to file Form CRS, the OCIE will conduct...more
6/8/2020
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The spread of COVID-19 and its impact on the global economy has presented a seemingly endless list of complications for enterprises across a number of industries. ...more
In November 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission released proposed amendments to Rule 206(4)-1 (Advertising Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). The Advertising Rule was first adopted in...more
1/31/2020
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Family office managers and private equity general partners have many common interests. Chief among them is providing maximum returns for their employees and their investors.
How family offices and private equity funds...more
In April, the Department of the Treasury released the second round of regulations related to the opportunity zone program. Some highlights include...
Originally published in Middle Market Growth, the official publication...more
8/13/2019
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Investors in private equity funds need to come in with their eyes open, with consideration given to where and what the pitfalls are, as well as what opportunities exist for avoiding them and perhaps improving the terms of the...more
7/25/2019
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Private Placements
Our law firm, Pepper Hamilton, regularly advises prospective private equity and hedge fund managers on the various legal structure options associated with launching a new private investment fund. In our experience, first-time...more
8/6/2018
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Capital Formation ,
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Private Equity ,
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In a case of first impression, the D.C. Circuit Court struck down the Dodd-Frank-mandated risk retention requirements for managers of open market collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). ...more
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have recently become very popular, causing investors of all levels of sophistication to consider buying ICO tokens (or coins).
Originally published in Crowdfund Insider - February 1, 2018.
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Many managers have portable track records from prior firms that they can legally use to market their new funds. This means that the manager owns the rights to the supporting data and that the strategy and decision-makers are...more
The current environment for early-stage investing with emerging managers reflects an increasing number and variety of early-stage investments firms, an increasing pool of talented emerging managers, and a growing number and...more
7/28/2015
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