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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
Welcome to the second instalment of 2024 of the Regulatory & Risk Advisory Review. In this edition we cover several Cayman Islands regulatory updates including updates to the Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, the...more
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
In a speech at the Investment Association’s Annual Dinner on 11 October 2023, Ashley Alder, chair of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), expanded upon the FCA’s discussion paper, “Updating and Improving the UK Regime...more
On August 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized the Private Funds Rules. Listen to Troutman Pepper Partner Genna Garver and Fairview General Counsel and Executive Vice President Amber Allen as they discuss the...more
Investment, private equity, and real estate fund managers should consider becoming familiar with the complex final regulations on the preferential tax treatment of “carried interest” under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue...more
The article explains 10 key launch considerations in a GP-led secondary deal and includes some tips for buyers, sponsors and investors. The authors begin by clarifying the term “GP-led secondary” as “liquidation transactions...more
The introduction of economic substance requirements in offshore jurisdictions has sharpened the impetus for investment fund managers to establish a physical office where their funds are incorporated. Here are six good reasons...more
The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a consultation on proposals relating to a new type of fund product to support investment in long-term, illiquid assets. The intention is that the Long Term...more
This edition of Private Equity Comment looks at the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, which fund managers will need to comply with beginning 10 March, 2021, an ongoing consultation on European Long Term Investment...more
On November 19, 2020, U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) introduced the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (IIOA). The IIOA, among other things, would require private funds to comply with the 10% limitation on...more
We are providing updates on our original post here to reflect the issuance of a final rule by the U.S. Treasury Department which will become effective on October 15, 2020. Between November 2018 (when the first regulations...more
Sponsors of life sciences funds have, over the past 5 years, enjoyed a steady but significant run of positive fund raising. Similarly, capital deployed into life sciences companies has increased steadily over this period,...more
After long debate concerning the need to reform the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) to address evolving national security threats and emerging technologies, the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more
The ongoing Scottish case of Serco Limited v Forth Health Limited highlights the difficulties that can arise when applying benchmarking and market testing provisions in long-term maintenance and service agreements. ...more
New law imposes registration and compliance obligations on private funds that carry on business in or from the Cayman Islands. Absent an exemption, all private funds that carry on business in or from the Cayman Islands will...more
The Asset Management Association of China encourages new private equity funds to invest in medical enterprises related to epidemic prevention and control, and has extended certain reporting deadlines....more
Gregory J. Nowak, a partner and practice leader for hedge funds in Pepper Hamilton’s Private Fund Services Practice Group, hosts a series of candid, interactive webinar discussions for West LegalEdcenter on what is going on...more
On Dec. 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) proposed amendments to broaden the definition of “Accredited Investor” under Regulation D to cover a broader group of investors, including adding...more
On 2 May 2019, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), the agency responsible for enforcing economic sanctions, published "A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments" (the "Framework") which outlines...more
Back in March 2018 the European Commission announced a proposal for a supplementary Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) focussed on the subject of so-called "pre-marketing" of private equity and other...more
Private equity (PE) fundraising in Europe hit €91.9 billion in 2017, the highest it has been since 2006.1 Of that amount, €71.7 billion was invested in European companies, an increase of 29 percent year over year. This record...more
As stated in our May 25, 2017 Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits and ERISA Alert, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new fiduciary rule (“Fiduciary Rule”) became partially applicable on June 9, 2017. Set forth below are...more
The lifecycles of private equity (PE) funds are lengthening as managers continue to seek longer fundraising periods. This is due to a number of factors, including increases in due diligence and holding periods for investments...more
Fund managers are getting squeezed from all directions. Absent raising a larger fund next time, GPs cannot realistically expect to grow top line revenue. At the same time, they bear variable and often unpredictable expenses. ...more