Structuring DSO/MSO Healthcare Ventures and Practice Acquisitions
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Investment Management Update – Fees and Expenses
The Supreme Court confirmed in Centrica Overseas Holdings Ltd v HMRC that the tests for trading and management expenses of a capital nature are the same. The decision also confirms that once a company has decided in principle...more
Pennsylvania’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine can be challenging to navigate, especially when setting up arrangements between a management services company and a professional entity, such as a medical practice. The...more
The Tax Court’s use of a functional analysis test to determine limited partner status in Soroban Capital Partners LP has had a ripple effect in the world of asset management. The decision’s impact will be felt in the tax and...more
The primary purpose of a capital call facility is to provide bridge financing to a fund borrower that may be drawn upon, in lieu of calling capital, to make investments in accordance with the fund’s business purpose. In...more
Today, maximizing the use of your limited capital is especially important because: margins continue to be squeezed, access to capital has become more difficult, the cost of capital continues to rise, the cost of...more
As New York’s legal cannabis market heats up, many who are intended to benefit struggle with financing the launch of a new business and are at risk of becoming victims of predatory lending practices. While New York state...more
Most experienced contractors have a healthy fear of the various types of fraud claims: False Claims Act, federal and state wire and mail fraud, common law fraud, etc. They know that enforcement authorities are always looking...more
As we previously wrote, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed several rules that would impose additional requirements on private fund managers (“Managers”), many of which relate to various types of...more
Recently published guidance by the SEC staff from the Division of Investment Management (the “Staff”) is likely to have a significant impact on marketing materials prepared by investment advisers marketing new private funds....more
Facilities owned by nonprofits and government entities are frequently financed with tax-exempt bonds and managed by for-profit management companies. To avoid tainting the tax-exempt status of the interest payable on...more
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hughes v. Northwestern University, courts around the country continue to articulate the pleading requirements for a breach of duty of prudence claim under the Employee Retirement...more
In April, we wrote here about the discouraging trend of opinions allowing commonly asserted breach of fiduciary duty claims in 401(k) and 403(b) plan investment litigation to survive motions to dismiss. While it may be too...more
On June 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) entered a settled order (“Order”) against three of The Charles Schwab Corporation’s investment adviser subsidiaries (collectively, “Schwab”) on charges that...more
An often-explored theme of this blog is the frequency with which similarly situated owners of similarly situated closely held business, facing a similar set of economic circumstances, and presented with a similar set of...more
On March 23, Bass, Berry & Sims once again sponsored and participated in the Smart Business Dealmakers conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The full-day conference included over 200 middle-market CEOs, top private equity and...more
Withdrawing Value- Any tax adviser who has represented closely held businesses and their owners long enough realizes there are certain recurring themes that transcend the otherwise unique characteristics of the industry of...more
On 10 February 2022 HM Treasury published a response document (Response) to its January 2021 ‘call for input’ on a review of the UK funds regime. The review was necessarily wide-ranging, covering direct and indirect tax,...more
Many states require medical, dental and other types of practices to be owned by licensed health care providers. However, certain business structures, including using a Management Service Organization (MSO) or Dental Service...more
Movement Toward Tax Increases- You may have read last week that Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee announced they had reached a deal on a budget resolution that will enable them to bypass Senate Republicans on the...more
In-person client presentations have taken a hiatus in the last year plus, but when they were occurring, the question, “Are you seeing a lot of management fee lines these days?”, would always come up. ...more
Corporate Rate Increase? We begin this week with the Senate having passed the President’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief and economic stimulus plan (the “American Rescue Plan” following a marathon session during which...more
Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. The Week of January 18 – January 22, 2021 - Adams Challenge (UK)...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2020 unanimously approved proposed rule and form amendments (Proposed Rule) that would comprehensively revise and update the disclosure framework for mutual funds and...more
Coming on the heels of the share class initiative, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is at the initial stages of another initiative involving concerns about adviser disclosures and conflicts related to bank...more
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (“ILPA”), the body that represents members of the international limited partner community, has recently revised its Principles for Fostering Transparency, Governance and...more