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Key Takeaways From the Fund Finance Association 2024 Global Leadership Summit

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The Pine Cliffs Resort hosted the FFA’s 2024 Global Leadership Summit this week where key players and leaders from across the industry gathered to discuss macroeconomic, geopolitical, policy, legal, regulatory and other...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Accelerated Schedule 13G Reporting Deadlines Effective September 30

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s accelerated Schedule 13G filing deadlines become effective September 30, 2024. On October 10, 2023, the SEC adopted changes to Schedules 13D and 13G relating to beneficial ownership...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Fed Makes a Move: First Rate Cut Since 2020 Signals Economic Shift

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This week, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) decided that its target policy rate range would decrease by 50 basis points, resulting in a new target range for the Federal Funds Rate of 4.75 percent to...more

Cooley LLP

What’s Going On With Trump’s Lockup?

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The impending expiration of the lockup agreement in the context of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (Nasdaq: DJT) raises some fascinating legal issues, as well as a once-in-a-lifetime case study on the market implications...more

Ankura

Political Nexus in Indian Startups: Essential Checks for Investors

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As the Indian startup ecosystem continues to thrive, attracting substantial investments from around the globe, investors are increasingly eyeing opportunities within this burgeoning market. However, investing in Indian...more

Carlton Fields

A Sea Change in RILA Regulation: Navigating the New Waters

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On July 1, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new registration framework for registered index-linked annuity (RILA) contracts. RILA contracts allow investors to allocate purchase payments to one or more...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

What are Fractional CFO Services?

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What are fractional CFO services? What types of organizations should consider fractional CFO services for their corporation or business? What are the advantages of contracting for fractional Chief Financial Officer services?...more

White & Case LLP

Land of the rising dissension: Japanese shareholder activism in focus

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A perfect storm of volatile market conditions and investor demands is brewing in Japan, fostering an environment ripe for increased shareholder activism in 2025 - Global shareholder activism surged in the first half of...more

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UK FDI Update: Key takeaways from the latest NSIA Annual Report

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The third Annual Report on the UK's National Security and Investment Act provides some valuable insights into the review process and how it continues to develop. We explore some of the key metrics and trends and what they...more

Locke Lord LLP

Revisions to Chapter 517, F.S., the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act

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Overview On May 10, 2024, the Florida Governor approved Senate Bill 532 (“SB 532”), which passed the Florida House and Senate by nearly unanimous vote (1 vote against in the Senate). SB 532 substantially revises Chapter 517,...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: GI Partners Acquires eClinical Solutions

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GI Partners has made a majority investment in eClinical Solutions, according to a news release. eClinical, founded in 2012 and based in Mansfield, Massachusetts, is a global provider of digital clinical software and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

As Election Looms, Headwinds Brewing for Private Equity Health Care Dealmaking

As this fall’s election approaches, headwinds have been brewing in DC and state legislatures for private equity health care dealmaking, many of them with bipartisan support. While a key Senate committee scrutinized patient...more

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MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — September 2024

And just like that, the weather has changed, and now it is fall on the East Coast! Where did the days of summer go? As to the current state of the venture capital market, while later- and growth-stage companies are still...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Foreign Institutional Investors Await Italian Government Action on Corporate Governance Reforms

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On March 27, 2024, the Italian legislature enacted reforms to attract new investors to the Italian capital markets and improve corporate governance following guidelines issued by former Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s...more

Cooley LLP

SEC charges Zymergen for “unsupported hype” in its IPO

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The SEC has announced settled charges against Zymergen, which, prior to its recent bankruptcy and ultimate liquidation, was a biotech “focused on the manufacture of novel materials, including optical films used in electronic...more

Goodwin

How Do Fund Sponsors Resolve a Key Person Event?

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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

Fenwick & West LLP

Investor Coalition for Equal Votes targets dual-class structures

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Recently, the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV) has been sending letters to private companies requesting a meeting to discuss dual-class voting structures and their impact on corporate governance....more

Jones Day

2024 Mexican Constitutional Reform Bill: Proposed Changes for Foreign Investors in the Electricity Sector

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On February 5, 2024, President López Obrador sent the Reform Initiative to the Chamber of Deputies. This, in turn, was submitted to the United Commission of Constitutional and Energy Matters for review....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC charges company for defrauding customers for $6M via false IPO

On August 26, the SEC filed a complaint and demand for a jury trial against a South Dakota corporation, its China-based investment adviser, and their CEO for allegedly defrauding investors out of millions of dollars in...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

H1 Fundraising Review

Overall, the first half of 2024 was challenging for fundraising across the private fund market to varying degrees among private debt, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC). The first half of 2024 saw a variety of...more

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Heritage Invests in Equiti

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Heritage Group has announced an investment in Equiti Health. Equiti, founded in 2004 and based in Sunrise, Florida, is a provider of healthcare-focused language interpretation services....more

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No Rest for the Weary: Three Trends to Watch in Shareholder Activism This Fall

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Fall is fast approaching, so most major US public companies have held their 2024 annual meetings. But, while temperatures are sure to cool in the coming months, the same can no longer be said for the shareholder activism...more

White & Case LLP

Data: The hottest non-commodity in the mining & metals sector?

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There is a tendency to think of data as generic, especially when it is vast, but the uniqueness of mineral data makes it the ultimate non-commodity, primed to take advantage of AI....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Recyclable K-Cups: Investors Beware?

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On September 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission or SEC) charged Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (Keurig) for making inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single-use beverage pods.  Without...more

World Law Group

Doing Business in Illinois - USA

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In World Law Group's Doing Business In Guide, member firms around the globe share how to successfully do business in their countries, key investment sectors, and what business opportunities are hot in the market right now. In...more

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