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The “Retailisation” of Private Funds – Key Considerations for Private Fund Managers

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance on 9/5/2024

The “retailisation” of private funds has been one of the industry’s most significant trends in recent years, with fund managers seeking sources of capital beyond their usual institutional, professional and sophisticated...more

Private Wealth Investors Deliver a Fundraising Boost

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/13/2024

In a challenging fundraising environment, private wealth investors are filling the gap, aided by investment platforms, intermediaries, and evolving legal structures. In recent years, inflationary pressures, interest rate...more

Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds - May 2024

Goodwin on 5/24/2024

Welcome to the second edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory, and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect to...more

European Commission Publishes Summary of SFDR Consultation Responses

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance on 5/14/2024

On 3 May 2024, the European Commission published a summary of the 2023 consultation on the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) (the “Summary”)....more

Credit Funds: The Year of the Regulator

Paul Hastings LLP on 3/8/2024

We are delighted to bring you this edition of Spotlight Magazine, the content of which has come at just the right time, with it becoming increasingly apparent that we are in the midst of a global regulatory refresh of the...more

Welcome to 2024: CWT’s European Fund Finance Market Insights January 2024 - Regulators Propose More Granular Disclosure for Loans...

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 1/8/2024

Is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe about to become less mysterious? That’s one possible question after U.S. banking regulators published a request for comment covering a proposed revision to the call report...more

ELTIF 2.0 – just one month to go…

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance on 12/12/2023

Regulation (EU) 2023/606 (“ELTIF 2 Regulation”), which will amend Regulation (EU) 2015/760 (“ELTIF Regulation”), will come into force on 10 January 2024. The original ELTIF Regulation was aimed at boosting European...more

The FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Labelling Regime (SDR): A Flexible Regime for UK Private Fund Managers

Goodwin on 12/6/2023

In our previous alert, The Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and Investment Labels Rules: Tougher ESG Standards for UK Private Fund Managers, we discussed the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) October 2022 consultation...more

Private capital's place in the Middle East energy transition

A&O Shearman on 11/29/2023

Ambitious plans for renewable energy projects will create long-term opportunities for private funds and sovereign investors in the region, say Ben Ward and Kamar Jaffer. They explore the trends in private markets and what...more

The SEC’s New Private Funds Rules on Preferential Treatment: How Do They Compare With the AIFMD?

Goodwin on 9/8/2023

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted new rules for private fund managers, which we covered in our alert SEC Adopts Expansive (Albeit Slightly Softened) Private Funds Rules. The new rules include...more

Private Fund Managers and Retail Investment in the UK and EU: Comparing the UK’s Long Term Asset Fund

Goodwin on 3/15/2023

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just announced its first authorisation of a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). We have written about the FCA’s increased focus on continuing access by retail investors to wholesale or...more

ELTIF Reform: A Milestone in the Development of an EU Private Fund Structure for Accessing Wholesale Markets

Goodwin on 2/24/2023

The European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), a collective investment framework for both professional and retail investors looking to invest in long-term assets, has been available to EU managers since December 2015. ...more

ELTIF 2.0: retailization of private funds – the gateway to heaven or a storm in a teacup?

Dechert LLP on 1/18/2023

Since Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long term investment funds (ELTIF Regulation) was adopted, only a few European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs) have...more

Q&A: What will be the biggest trend or issue impacting the European private funds market in 2023?

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/14/2022

Private equity is resilient and has been innovative in how it invests a large amount of dry powder. However, as we enter an uncertain market, what are the biggest factors that will impact how private markets raise and form...more

Navigating Uncertain Waters: ESG Takeaways for Private Capital Firms Subject to EU Law

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/18/2022

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continue to be a very significant topic for the private capital industry, whether through increasing demands from investors and other stakeholders or the continued stream of...more

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - September 2022

Dechert LLP on 9/22/2022

This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more

Final SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards Provide Private Fund Managers With Clarity, but Add Obligations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/6/2022

[co-author: Krishane Sri Rajkumar] On 6 April 2022, the European Commission finally adopted the regulatory technical standards (RTS) to supplement the Sustainability-Related Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the EU Taxonomy...more

Regulation Round Up - April 2022

Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/6/2022

Key developments in April 2022: 29 April - The Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) published for consultation an interim report that recommends measures to assist supervisory and regulatory authorities in developing...more

Challenges for Cross Border Distribution of Private Funds in 2022

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/22/2022

On January 12, 2022, Skadden partners Greg Norman and Anna Rips led the webinar “Challenges for Cross-Border Distribution of Private Funds in 2022,” which considered recent changes to the rules and regimes governing the...more

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - LIBOR

Dechert LLP on 10/19/2021

Focus remains on the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a key interest rate benchmark that is referenced across many of the agreements that you, funds you manage or advise or entities that you...more

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - ESG

Dechert LLP on 10/19/2021

Of most significance are the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the Taxonomy Regulation that impact “Financial Market Participants” (FMPs) (which includes, amongst others, AIFMs, UCITS ManCos, Portfolio...more

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - April 2021

Dechert LLP on 5/10/2021

This note sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed with regard to ESG, LIBOR and Brexit. The paper also...more

Navigable Challenges for Private Funds

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/3/2021

The negotiations that culminated in the establishment of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) at the end of 2020 concluded with no meaningful agreement in relation to the provision of financial services between the...more

Insights Special Edition: Trade and Cooperation – The Final Phase of Brexit

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/2/2021

On December 24, 2020, the United Kingdom and the European Union concluded one of the largest trade deals in history, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). While the TCA regulates a number of important areas, it...more

Cayman Islands Removed from EU “Non-Cooperative Tax Jurisdiction” Blacklist

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 10/20/2020

In late March 2020, we published a note regarding the de-facto “downgrade” of the Cayman Islands by the European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) as a “non-cooperative jurisdiction” for tax purposes....more

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