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Land of the rising dissension: Japanese shareholder activism in focus

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A perfect storm of volatile market conditions and investor demands is brewing in Japan, fostering an environment ripe for increased shareholder activism in 2025 - Global shareholder activism surged in the first half of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Continuation Funds: What You Need To Know

Over the last 10 years, continuation funds have evolved to be a well-established potential exit route for private fund sponsors. According to advisory estimates, some $40 billion deals were completed in 2023, with more than...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

The Current Landscape for Private Equity Investment: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know

What do entrepreneurs looking for private capital investment need to know in today’s economic climate? Procopio Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategic Joint Ventures co-leader Jason Femrite dove into that topic in a Q&A with...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ten LPs + 85 Investors Over Four Years = Unlicensed Trading Allegation from the OSC

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One of the grey areas for real estate development, private equity and venture capital firms (“sponsors”) that serially launch new funds is how frequently a sponsor can come to market with a new fund offering without hitting...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Missing Miami March 1, 2024 - 13 Takeaways From Miami

More than 1,800 industry players attended the 13th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. There was a lot to talk about in terms of market evolution...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 180

This week's featured corporate venture and private equity fund is Sonoma Brands Capital.  Sonoma Brands is a private equity firm dedicated to partnering with consumer businesses, providing support to entrepreneurs in product...more

A&O Shearman

Private Markets 2023 – let’s check the pulse!

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As we approach the half way point in 2023, it's time to take stock of developing trends in private markets and what it could mean for the future. Our Funds and Asset Management Partner, Kamar Jaffer, has identified some...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Private Markets Update - 2023

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Welcome to the inaugural Private Markets Update, which highlights developments in the European private markets, covering the issues that matter to investors in alternative assets. Touching on themes as diverse as predictions...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Private Equity in Canada: Market and Regulatory Overview

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A Q&A guide to private equity law in Canada. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the market; investment incentives for institutional and...more

Hogan Lovells

La Bolsa Mexicana de Valores lanza estándar ESG para fondos de capital privado.

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La Bolsa Mexicana de Valores lanzó el primer estándar ESG (por sus siglas en inglés Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) para fondos de capital privado, el cual busca fomentar la inversión en empresas y proyectos...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2022 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE Report

In this inaugural issue of the 2022 Technology and Life Sciences PIPE Report, we present analysis related to 108 private investments in public equity (PIPEs) by U.S.-based technology and life sciences companies between...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Maybe Not So Bad After All - August 2022 | Issue No. 188 - Fundraising and the Fund Finance Outlook: It’s Complicated

The fundraising outlook has become more complicated in recent months. No question, year-to-date data looks good. PitchBook, for example, reports that 191 U.S. PE funds raised $176 billion in the first half, annualizing ahead...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SEC Proposals for Private Fund Advisers Would Increase Costs for CLOs

On February 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) for private fund advisers that, if adopted in their current form, could impose significant additional costs...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Event] HPE Miami 2022 - March 9th - 10th, Miami Beach, FL

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Join us in person on Miami Beach for exclusive networking and to hear from leading investors helping shape the future of healthcare private equity. The annual HPE Miami event features a world-class faculty, offers creative...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Chair Gensler Signals SEC Policies for Private Funds

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On November 10, 2021, in prepared remarks before a meeting sponsored by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler presented his views on the role and...more

Dechert LLP

2022 Global Private Equity Outlook

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The global private equity (PE) industry is scorching hot. Pent-up demand for deals was unleashed in H2 2020 following a brief hiatus as the COVID-19 pandemic sent economies all over the world into lockdown. As we head towards...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Lots to Talk About July 2021 | Issue No. 137 - Women in Fund Finance Europe: ESG Trends in Private Markets

Women in Fund Finance (WFF) Europe this week hosted “ESG Trends in Private Markets,” a virtual panel discussion on the ESG trends in private markets, with a focus on private equity. ...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

SEC Tries (and Fails) to Expand the Private Markets

On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced several changes to the “accredited investor” definition, adding new categories of the eligible individual and corporate candidates for private...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The Impact of COVID-19 on NAV and Hybrid Credit Facilities

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For private investment funds with limited or no remaining uncalled commitments, net asset value (NAV) and hybrid credit facilities can provide a useful source of liquidity to support underperforming assets or allow funds to...more

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COVID-19 – Contingency Planning Checklist for Private Equity Portfolio Companies

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Following the wider outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world, radical—and sometimes controversial—actions have been and are further expected to be taken by national, federal and local governments and...more

White & Case LLP

M&A is top of mind: Will dealmakers actually double down in a downturn? Dealmakers plan to lean into a downturn

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Half of the executives in our survey expect to do more deals if there's a downturn in 2020 than if there isn't. Dealmakers were optimistic heading into 2020. The coronavirus outbreak has changed things, but we believe that...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

A Search for Yield – Cannabis, Capital, and Credit

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As highlighted in a previous blog post, a few months ago at Burns & Levinson’s Third Annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference, several industry insiders and financial expert panelists forecasted a number of notable...more

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Part 6: Capital Markets, M&A, and Beyond

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The Burns & Levinson 2019 State of the Cannabis Industry Conference concluded with a final panel, covering the current status of the industry’s M&A and other capital markets, finishing off with a look into the future. The...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Podcast: Akin Gump Post-Funds Conference Report

In this episode, Akin Gump investment management partners Kelli Moll and Stephen Vine report on the firm’s recent New York Private Investment Funds Conference, the topics covered from the dais and the hot topics going into...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Howey Got Here: SEC Issues Guidance on Token Offerings

The Howey test lives on—now in a lesson in what not to do when it comes to token offerings. Token offerings, also known as “initial token offerings,” “token launches,” “token sales,” “initial coin offerings,” or “ICOs,”...more

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