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Mayer Brown

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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英領ヴァージン諸島(BVI)籍投資ファンドとBVI承認マネージャー

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本文書では、BVIにおいてファンドが活用できる各種オプションの概要をご紹介いたします。 BVI投資ファンドは、会社、リミテッドパートナーシップまたはユニットトラストのいずれかの形態で組成することができます。BVI会社型ファンドは、オープンエンド型ファンドを設立する際に最も一般的な形態です。クローズドエンド型ファンドは、リミテッドパートナーシップの形態で設立されることが多いです。...more

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BVI Investment Funds and BVI Approved Managers – What Makes Them a Sensible Choice

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The Cayman Islands remains the most popular jurisdiction for offshore investment fund set-ups. However the British Virgin Islands (BVI) offers a range of fund products worth considering. In addition, the BVI provides a...more

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring - July 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more

Mayer Brown

NAV Credit Facilities: The Spectrum of Collateral Structures

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Executive Summary - Net Asset Value (“NAV”) credit facilities are a tool that borrowers may use to access financing based on the value of their underlying investment portfolio. The users of these facilities are generally...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Form SHL: Reports by US Issuers and Others on Foreign Ownership Due August 30, 2024

The U.S. Department of the Treasury requires U.S. issuers—including U.S.-domiciled investment funds1—to report foreign residents’ holdings of U.S. securities every five years on its Treasury International Capital (TIC) Form...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A Truly Bingeworthy Series July 2024 - Some Key Considerations When Lending to a Master-Series Fund

Master-series funds are definitely not on our desks on a daily basis; however, they do arise from time to time, and certainly as transactions are becoming more and more bespoke. Care should be taken by lenders when lending to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

A New Age of PerFFFection June 2024 - Potential Impact of UCC Article 12 on Fund Finance Transactions

At the bottom of the stack in investment fund structures, there are generally “real” assets—things like equity interests in portfolio companies, mortgage loans, commercial receivables, maybe even bricks and mortar. Fund...more

K&L Gates LLP

Doing Business in Australia

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Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more

K&L Gates LLP

SEC Expands "Dealer" Definition to Capture Liquidity Providers

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Introduction - On 6 February 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt two new rules that significantly expand the definitions of a “dealer” and “government securities dealer” in Sections...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Rule 506 Offerings Continue to be Popular with Real Estate Companies

Like an accordionist, real estate sponsors often seek to be innovative. Cutting-edge opportunities like crowdfunding and online selling platforms call to them. However, based on statistics from the Securities and Exchange...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Update für Wertpapierinstitute: Wertpapierinstituts-Inhaberkontrollverordnung verkündet

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Am 15. Januar 2024 wurde die Wertpapierinstituts-Inhaberkontrollverordnung im Bundesgesetzblatt verkündet, die Verordnung ist am heutigen Tage in Kraft getreten. Inhaberkontrollverfahren bei Wertpapierinstituten - Die...more

Walkers

Dealing with Bermuda Segregated Accounts Companies

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A Bermuda company (including a limited liability company) may be registered as a segregated accounts company (a "SAC") under the Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2000 (as amended) (the "SAC Act") to enable it to establish...more

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Central Bank of Ireland imposes its first fine on an investment fund

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On 30 November 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published a public statement relating to an enforcement action against an Irish-authorised UCITS ICAV (the "ICAV") which has been reprimanded and fined...more

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What can we learn from recent enforcement actions in the Cayman Islands?

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Walkers' regulatory partners Lucy Frew and Ian Mason consider the learning points for financial services providers (FSPs) from recent enforcement actions by Cayman regulatory bodies. While financial services and related...more

Holland & Knight LLP

México reforma Leyes de Instituciones de Crédito, Mercado de Valores y Fondos de Inversión

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La Cámara de Diputados y el Senado de México aprobaron reformas a algunas leyes relacionadas con instituciones de crédito, mercado de valores y fondos de inversión. La Cámara de Diputados de México aprobó reformas a la Ley de...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Selling Real Estate Securities: The “Issuer Exemption” from Broker-Dealer Licensing

When companies sell their own securities, their executives and employees must be careful not to run afoul of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and broker-dealer licensing requirements. These challenges are...more

Dechert LLP

Germany – New Regulation (KryptoFAV) Enables Issuance of Digital Fund Units on the Blockchain

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The new German Regulation on Crypto Fund Units (Verordnung über Kryptofondsanteile – KryptoFAV) introduces the possibility to issue units of German investment funds digitally as so-called Crypto Fund Units. ...more

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Germany Introduces New Rules on Crypto Funds

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Germany has introduced a new regulation on crypto fund units (Verordnung über Kryptofondsanteile - KryptoFAV), that allows fund managers to issue fund units on an electronic instead of a physical basis. The new rules come...more

Foley Hoag LLP

OFAC Releases Guidance Regarding Prohibition on New Investment in Russia and Provides Further Clarifications Regarding Investments...

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I. OFAC Publishes FAQs Addressing Ban on New Investment in Russia On April 6, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order (“EO”) 14071, which prohibits all “new investment in the Russian Federation by a United States...more

Allen Matkins

Do Securities Lawyers Lack Empathy And A Clear Vision?

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Yesterday's post concerned UCLA Law School Professor Sung Hui Kim's forthcoming article on the efficacy of lawyers as gatekeepers.  I sent a link to my post to Professor Kim and she sent me an earlier article that she...more

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC

Pros and Cons of Equity Crowdfunding for Real Estate Investments

Popular crowdfunding platforms, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo operate backer-based platforms similar to noisenights. In backer-based crowdfunding, backers who contribute a minimum amount usually receive the product or...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Looking Ahead on China: Engaging in Strategic Compliance through Geopolitical Analysis

A June 3, 2021 Executive Order (see our post here) designated 59 Chinese companies in which U.S. companies are prohibited from buying or selling securities. According to the Biden administration, those companies “threaten the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

What a Capital Gains Rate Hike Could Mean

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Although it is unclear what will happen to capital gains rates over the course of the next year, it is important to discuss the implications of what a rate hike could mean. While we don’t know for certain whether the capital...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Divisional Court Applies Vavilov to Appeals from Ontario Securities Commission

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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has traditionally been regarded by the Ontario Divisional Court  as a specialized administrative tribunal entitled to significant deference on appeal and judicial review proceedings. On...more

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