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H1 Fundraising Review

Overall, the first half of 2024 was challenging for fundraising across the private fund market to varying degrees among private debt, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC). The first half of 2024 saw a variety of...more

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Singapore: reinventing an ASEAN hub for investments, funds and restructuring

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Singapore’s status as a leading financial centre in Asia and regional hub for commodity trading, shipping, and increasingly, private capital activity has been cemented over the years, especially in the past decade....more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Confirms Date for Opening of Overseas Funds Regime Gateway to New Schemes

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The Financial Conduct Authority has updated its webpage on the Overseas Funds Regime to confirm that it will open the gateway to new schemes on September 30, 2024. From that date, new schemes (schemes not in the Temporary...more

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The Intersection of NAV and Margin Loans: Single Asset and Concentrated Asset Pools

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Executive Summary - Over the last several years, a need has arisen in the fund finance market, which caters to private equity, venture capital, family offices, and other investment funds (“Funds”) and their sponsors, for...more

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Founder Friendly Funding: The State of the Venture Markets

Based on data in Carta’s recently published State of the Markets report, the venture markets have experienced a slight uptick in number of deals and in dollars raised quarter-over-quarter. Companies on Carta’s platform...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Treasury Issues Draft Regulations for Outbound Investment Security Program; Comments Due August 4

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An August 4 deadline is fast approaching for comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that was issued June 21. The NPRM will restrict, for national security purposes, specific...more

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Great Fund Insights: ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names: Tell me your fund name, I’ll tell you your fund strategy

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On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more

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Covered Transactions and Considerations in Fund Finance

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Section 23A and Super 23A can create additional complications for lenders in the fund finance market. Intended to protect the stability of financial institutions by restricting transactions with affiliates, Section 23A and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Lasting Excellence June 2024 - A Number of Green Shoots in the Coller Capital LP Survey

Coller Capital’s recently released Global Private Capital Barometer included a few notable takeaways for fund finance lenders that suggested the fundraising market could be broadening and capital circulation improving. Here...more

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Asia's Private Investment Landscape: Trends, Strategies & Insights

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The Asian private investment market has experienced significant growth in recent years, driven by factors such as regional economic expansion, evolving regulatory landscapes, and increasing investor appetite for alternative...more

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Structuring a Cayman Islands Closed-Ended Fund

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This article provides an overview of common structures for investment funds in the Cayman Islands. Investment funds in the Cayman Islands must be registered either under the Private Funds Act or the Mutual Funds Act,...more

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ケイマン諸島クローズドエンド型ファンドの組成

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この記事では、ケイマン諸島における一般的な投資ファンド組成に関する概要をご紹介します。 ケイマン諸島における投資ファンドは、ファンド戦略がクローズドエンド型かオープンエンド型かに応じて、プライベートファンド法またはミューチュアルファンド法のいずれかに基づいて登録されなければならないことになっています。...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Reliable Expectations May 2024 - Investors, We're Relying on You

Delaware remains the most popular jurisdiction for the domestic formation of private equity and venture capital funds (a “Fund”) as either a limited partnership or limited liability company.  In fact, 54.8% of the deals...more

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Q1 2024 Quarterly VC Update: Chris Ahn on the State of Venture Capital Investing

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In conjunction with our Q1 2024 Venture Financing Report, we sat down with Chris Ahn of Haun Ventures to get his take on the state of venture capital investing....more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Emerging Trends in Asset Management

Speaking at the recent conference on Emerging Trends in Asset Management hosted by the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, the Director the Division of Investment Management Natasha Vij Greiner cited a number of...more

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Carbon Quarterly – Volume 8

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Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more

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Investing in R&D-Stage Healthcare Companies: A Recap of BBHIC 2024

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It was another record-breaking year for the annual Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference (BBHIC) in Toronto. The event brought together premier healthcare companies and investors from Canada and around the world....more

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केमैन आइलैंड में हेज फंड स्थापित करने में आपकी मदद के लिए एक गाइड

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देश से बाहर हेज फंड स्थापित करने के मामले में केमैन आइलैंड का नाम दुनिया में पहले नंबर पर आता है। इसका टैक्स-न्यूट्रल प्लेटफॉर्म, स्थिर अर्थव्यवस्था, व्यवहार-कुशल बैंकिंग क्षेत्र, गोपनीयता और पेशेवर वित्तीय सेवा उद्योग ये तो...more

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

Climate in context: Geopolitics, business, and the board

In this collaboration between the KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) and Eurasia Group, our aim is to help widen the boardroom aperture on the global climate challenge—where it stands, and what’s at stake—and to help boards...more

Robinson Bradshaw

Does a Private Fund Need a PPM?

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The short answer is no. A private investment fund (whether a venture capital fund, private credit fund, private equity fund, hedge fund, fund-of-funds or other type of non-registered fund) is not legally required to have a...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - March 2024

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1. Bank regulation- 1.1 Prudential regulation- (a) General- (i) International- BCBA: Basel III monitoring report- Status: Final- BCBS has published its latest monitoring report setting out the impact of the Basel III...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Shining a Light on “Security-Lite” March 2024 - What We're Reading

“Increasing allocations will come down to cash flows,” according to Bain & Co. in its recent Global Private Equity Report 2024. The practical impact of net cash flow position for buyout fund investors, reflected in DPI, will...more

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2024 Venture Capital Report

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Venture capital financing activity in 2023 contracted for the second consecutive year in the face of rising interest rates, concerns regarding the trajectory of the economy and continued geopolitical tension. VC-backed...more

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HNW Feeder Funds: Considerations in Connection with a Subscription Credit Facility

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High net worth feeder funds (“HNW Feeder Funds”) have emerged as a strategic resource for private equity funds seeking additional sources of capital. The HNW Feeder Fund structure often involves a partnership between private...more

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NAV Loans in Private Funds: Considerations for Managers and Investors

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Loans to private investment funds based on the net asset value of their respective portfolio investments (that is, total assets of such a fund less its liabilities) have become dramatically more popular in recent years, as...more

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