Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – Private fund regulatory developments
Podcast: Credit Funds: Compliance Considerations for Valuation
Ropes & Gray’s PEP Talk: General Solicitation by Private Equity Funds Under 506(c)
Upon the occurrence of a key person event, a suspension period is typically triggered, during which the fund is not able to make new investments. In a previous article, we analyzed the average length of the suspension period...more
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
As private equity (PE) firms and financial sponsors of all varieties look for ways to generate liquidity in today’s economic climate, partial exits are becoming a tool that some firms leverage to provide returns to investors....more
Acquisitions of private fund sponsors can be accretive for large asset managers, providing access to attractive investment strategies with equally attractive margins, which can be deployed in new ways on larger platforms. For...more
From February 23 – March 18th Proskauer will host its second annual Private Credit Summit. This interactive virtual event will bring together leaders in the Private Credit industry, including lenders, private equity firms,...more
In the first REIT Series presentation of 2021, V&E tax attorneys will discuss the final carried interest regulations and their impact on REIT LTIP unit holders and real estate fund sponsors and operating partners....more
Fund sponsors, investment advisors and other financial market participants would be forgiven for not concerning themselves with tax initiatives originally targeted at the digital economy. However, with the latest technical...more
As recent volatile markets have necessitated diversification in transaction and financing structures, private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions have been on the rise, with sponsors increasingly considering these...more
Hedge funds are generally entities that are managed by investment managers, in accordance with certain investment strategies, in order to invest in financial assets and generate returns for the hedge funds’ investors....more
Given the current market volatility resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, many fund sponsors are seeking additional sources of capital to protect and/or enhance their investment portfolios. There are many circumstances in...more
Hear how proposed changes to the Advertising Rule and the Solicitation Rule under the Investment Advisers Act could affect private funds and their sponsors. In this Bottom Line videocast, Michael Koffler and Michael Voynich...more
In this episode, demonstrating solutions in fund formation and negotiation, Akin Gump investment management lawyers Jim Deeken and Gechi Tesic perform a mock negotiation between a private equity firm and a pension fund...more
In this episode, Akin Gump investment management partners Kelli Moll and Stephen Vine report on the firm’s recent New York Private Investment Funds Conference, the topics covered from the dais and the hot topics going into...more
New Rules, Proposed Rules, Guidance and Alerts – SEC STAFF GUIDANCE AND ALERTS - SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Cryptocurrency-related Holdings - On January 18, 2018, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment...more
The recent SEC subpoena of a fund sponsor for additional information concerning how it calculates internal rates of return ("IRRs") indicates that investment performance disclosure, and specifically the calculation of IRRs,...more