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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
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
On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more
The FCA has provided an update on how firms should notify the U.S. Financial Conduct Authority when they are using an investment label under the sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labelling regime. Firms...more
The Securitisation (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were made on May 22, 2024 and come into force for the most part on November 1, 2024. The Amending Regulations supplement the new U.K. securitization regime established under the...more
Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more
Over the last few months, we have started to see new trends in inquiries and instructions regarding the use of Jersey and Guernsey structures by US managers targeting either European assets, or European capital....more
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
The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) data reporting requirements apply to European Union (EU) funds and EU fund managers. UK EMIR imposes reporting requirements on UK funds and UK managers. The reporting...more
The text of the Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) (AIFMD II) was published on 26 March 2024 and will enter into force on 15 April 2024. AIFMD II introduces, among other changes,...more
The AIFMD contains numerous ongoing obligations that apply to sponsors and funds long after fundraising has completed. As part of our AIFMD refresher series, this article summarises one of the key AIFMD ongoing requirements...more
On 15 February 2024, Skadden partners Kenneth Burdon, Robert Chaplin, Eben Colby and Greg Norman presented the webinar “Investment Trusts and Activist Funds,” which outlined recent trends in shareholder activism in publicly...more
The AIFMD contains numerous ongoing obligations that apply to sponsors and funds long after fundraising has completed. As part of our AIFMD refresher series, this article summarizes one of the key AIFMD ongoing requirements...more
Activist shareholders had a busy 2023: The incidence of activist campaigns in Europe soared by almost 70% compared to 2022, according to data compiled by Skadden and Activistmonitor. As we described in a previous issue of The...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
Welcome to the third edition of our Horizon Scan, where we focus on some of the principal recent and expected developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the private funds and investment management...more
The NY Climate Week conference took place during the week of 18 September 2023, bringing together international leaders from business and governments. During the conference the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial...more
On 11 July 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted bill of law n°8183 which amends five existing Luxembourg laws relating to alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) and alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”), namely the...more
On 6 June 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the findings of its review of liquidity management in asset managers (the “Review”). The FCA also published an accompanying “Dear CEO” letter (the...more
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
In our previous client alert, The UK Consumer Duty: Next Steps for Private Fund Managers, we explored the new consumer duty rules contained in PS22/9: A new Consumer Duty. As we noted, the duty applies to managers who provide...more
Katten Named Leader in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Chambers FinTech 2023 Guide - Katten announced that the firm had attained a superior ranking in the Chambers FinTech 2023 guide. Katten was recognized as a leader in...more
In a previous client alert (New Risk Warning Rules for UK Private Fund Managers: Action Required), we discussed the rules governing the main risk warnings for financial promotions of high-risk investments, which came into...more
In our previous client alert, we mentioned the need for managers to review new rules contained in PS22/10, published by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The rules governing the main risk warnings for financial...more