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What to Ask Potential Investors Beyond “Is Your Money Green”

by Edward Willig | Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn -... on 5/1/2013

Overview - Investment into U.S. venture-backed companies dropped 20% to $6.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to a year earlier, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, and was down 15% to $29.7 billion for...more

Hedge Funds And Private Equity Groups On SEC Examination Priority List

by Jill Radloff | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 2/25/2013

The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, or OCIE, administers the SEC’s nationwide examination and inspection program. The National Examination Program, or NEP, has published its examination priorities to...more

SBA Rules: Investment Funds Can Now Be Majority Owners of SBIR Companies

by G. Matthew Barnard, Joel Ephross | Duane Morris LLP on 2/22/2013

The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently amended the rules relating to its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The new SBA rules implement the...more

Hidden Due Diligence Risk In Mergers, Acquisitions And Investments: Independent Contractor Misclassification Oftentimes Overlooked...

by Lisa B. Petkun, Richard J. Reibstein, Andrew J. Rudolph | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/9/2013

Many due diligence reviews in mergers, acquisitions and investments have ignored the issue of independent contractor (IC) misclassification liability. This is a difficult exposure to identify unless the legal team digs below...more

Baseball Analogy Catches Differences in Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Theories [Video]

by Scott Joachim | Fenwick & West LLP on 10/24/2012

Scott Joachim, chair of Fenwick’s Private Equity Group, discusses the different vehicles through which limited partnerships (LPs) diversify their investments across venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds. Baseball...more

What Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns Teach Us About Accumulating Wealth

by Donald Scarinci on 10/12/2012

To watch our video please click here http://www.scarincihollenbeck.com/what-mitt-romneys-tax-returns-teach-us-about-accumulating-wealth/ The income tax return information released by Governor and Mrs. Romney (the...more

The Volcker Rule’s Impact on Foreign Banking Organizations

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/22/2012

The Volcker Rule, as embodied in the Dodd-Frank Act and reflected in proposed regulations, generally prohibits “banking entities” from engaging in proprietary trading and from investing in or sponsoring private equity and...more

Volcker Rule Conformance Period Clarified

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/25/2012

The Federal Reserve Board on April 19 clarified that an entity covered by section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the so-called Volcker Rule, has the full two-year period provided by...more

"CFTC Proposes Regulations to Implement the Volcker Rule"

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/3/2012

On January 11, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted 3-2 to propose regulations to implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act),...more

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: The Proposed Regulations and Insurance Company...

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/17/2011

An insurance company is a “covered banking entity” if it controls or is affiliated with an insured depository institution (as defined in Section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), which includes any bank, thrift,...more

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: Hedge Fund and Private Equity Fund Sponsorship...

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/17/2011

The Volcker Rule prohibits a banking entity from sponsoring or investing in a hedge fund or private equity fund, subject to certain exceptions. The proposed regulations expand the definitions of “hedge fund” and “private...more

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: An Introduction to the Proposed Regulations...

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/17/2011

On October 11 and 12, 2011, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury (OCC); the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve); the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...more

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What to Ask Potential Investors Beyond “Is Your Money Green”

Hedge Funds And Private Equity Groups On SEC Examination Priority List

SBA Rules: Investment Funds Can Now Be Majority Owners of SBIR Companies

Hidden Due Diligence Risk In Mergers, Acquisitions And Investments: Independent Contractor Misclassification Oftentimes Overlooked...

Baseball Analogy Catches Differences in Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Theories [Video]

What Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns Teach Us About Accumulating Wealth

The Volcker Rule’s Impact on Foreign Banking Organizations

Volcker Rule Conformance Period Clarified

"CFTC Proposes Regulations to Implement the Volcker Rule"

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: The Proposed Regulations and Insurance Company...

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: Hedge Fund and Private Equity Fund Sponsorship...

"Insights Special Edition: Dodd-Frank Rulemaking: Volcker Rule and SIFI Proposals: An Introduction to the Proposed Regulations...

Baseball Analogy Catches Differences in Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Theories [Video]

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