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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ILPA Publishes Guidance on NAV Financing in Private Equity Strategies

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently issued guidance (Guidance) for limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) on the use of net asset value (NAV)-based financing facilities in private equity...more

Troutman Pepper

New SEC Private Funds Rules – What Is Happening and What You Need to Know - Troutman Pepper Podcast

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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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

A New Era for Continuation Fund Transactions: ILPA Issues New Guidance

Challenging economic conditions have made it even more attractive for certain General Partners (GPs) to seek to maintain existing assets owned by fund vehicles. Continuation funds offer GPs a mechanism for doing this by...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

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DOL: Path for 401(k) Plans to Offer Private Equity Investment Options

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The US Department of Labor (DOL) issued an information letter in June 2020 indicating that, in limited circumstances, it will allow defined contribution retirement plans (such as 401(k) plans) to indirectly invest in private...more

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DOL Provides Guidance for Private Equity Investments in 401(k) Plans

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Employers that are fiduciaries of participant-directed individual account plans (such as 401(k) plans) subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (‘Plans” and “ERISA”, respectively) should be...more

Burr & Forman

DOL Cracks Open the Door for Private Equity in 401(k) Plans

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The U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) recently released an information letter that concludes, if certain conditions are met, a plan fiduciary will not violate his fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income...more

Goodwin

DOL Release May Increase ERISA Defined Contribution Plan Interest in Private Equity Investments

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On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an information letter concluding that a plan fiduciary would not violate ERISA’s fiduciary duties solely because the fiduciary offers a professionally managed asset...more

BCLP

Unprecedented expectations around transparency: ILPA Principles 3.0 reflect an evolving and diverse private equity funds industry

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The third edition of the ILPA Principles was published in June 2019, replacing and updating the January 2011 second edition. Although the overall goal remains the same, one of improving the private equity industry for the...more

Hogan Lovells

ILPA Releases Principles 3.0 to Address New Developments in Private Equity

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ILPA report highlights new issues that have emerged in the 2010s, including additional concerns about GP conflicts and fiduciary duties, fee and expense reporting, subscription lines of credit, GP-led secondaries,...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Fund Restructurings: How to Navigate a Conflict-Rich Environment

The number of private equity fund restructurings is likely to rise in the coming years. The current economic expansion will inevitably come to an end (at 87 months and counting, this expansion is already the third longest...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Chair White Complains of Poor Hedge Fund and Private Equity Practices

SEC Chair Mary Jo White recently delivered pointed remarks to a conference attended by hedge fund and private equity advisors. One portion of her remarks was directed at operational risks of private funds, such as...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Portfolio Monitoring and Legal Fees Subject to SEC Enforcement Action Against Private Equity Group

The SEC announced that three private equity fund advisers within The Blackstone Group have agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle charges that they failed to fully inform investors about benefits that the advisers...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Inside M&A - Spring 2015

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Just What You Are Looking For?—Family Office Direct Investing in Search Funds - Family offices are increasingly taking note of “search funds” as a private equity investment alternative within the broader private equity...more

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