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Stretching and Flexing - Part 1 Addressing Longer Hold Periods

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Patience is proving to be a virtue for a private equity industry that began 2024 sitting on more than 28,000 portfolio companies valued at more than $3 trillion, according to a report by Bain & Company, as average hold...more

Cozen O'Connor

Trending Enforcement Targeting Private Equity Healthcare Portfolios Provides Important Compliance Reminder

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Over the last decade, private equity firms have acquired healthcare companies, hospitals, and clinics at an increasing rate. In fact, in those ten years, private equity firms have spent roughly $1 trillion on an estimated...more

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Structuring a Cayman Islands Closed-Ended Fund

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This article provides an overview of common structures for investment funds in the Cayman Islands. Investment funds in the Cayman Islands must be registered either under the Private Funds Act or the Mutual Funds Act,...more

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ケイマン諸島クローズドエンド型ファンドの組成

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この記事では、ケイマン諸島における一般的な投資ファンド組成に関する概要をご紹介します。 ケイマン諸島における投資ファンドは、ファンド戦略がクローズドエンド型かオープンエンド型かに応じて、プライベートファンド法またはミューチュアルファンド法のいずれかに基づいて登録されなければならないことになっています。...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No.193

Food Venture Financing Trends - - ByHeart, an infant nutrition company, has secured $95 million in financing to support its U.S. commercial launch and innovation pipeline. - Pepper, an eCommerce platform designed to be...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

How Private Equity Firms Select Investment Targets and Build Capital: Insights for Entrepreneurs

What do private equity and growth capital investors look for when adding new companies to their portfolio, and what strategies do they apply to help those companies optimize capital? Procopio Partner and Mergers &...more

Hogan Lovells

Private equity – Navigating manager exits and management incentives in challenging times

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This article discusses the key issues to be considered where a senior executive’s employment is to be terminated and the management incentive plan needs a reset, all in the context of operating in times of economic stress....more

Goodwin

Equity on Ice: A Solution for the Repurchase Conundrum

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One of the keys of successful private equity investing is properly aligning the economic incentives and interests of the sponsor and its portfolio companies’ management teams as they evolve over time....more

Conyers

केमैन आइलैंड में हेज फंड स्थापित करने में आपकी मदद के लिए एक गाइड

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देश से बाहर हेज फंड स्थापित करने के मामले में केमैन आइलैंड का नाम दुनिया में पहले नंबर पर आता है। इसका टैक्स-न्यूट्रल प्लेटफॉर्म, स्थिर अर्थव्यवस्था, व्यवहार-कुशल बैंकिंग क्षेत्र, गोपनीयता और पेशेवर वित्तीय सेवा उद्योग ये तो...more

Conyers

केमैन आइलैंड में हेज फंड स्थापित करने में आपकी मदद के लिए एक गाइड

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देश से बाहर हेज फंड स्थापित करने के मामले में केमैन आइलैंड का नाम दुनिया में पहले नंबर पर आता है। इसका टैक्स-न्यूट्रल प्लेटफॉर्म, स्थिर अर्थव्यवस्था, व्यवहार-कुशल बैंकिंग क्षेत्र, गोपनीयता और पेशेवर वित्तीय सेवा उद्योग ये तो...more

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Incentive Equity: Vesting Criteria for Management Teams of PE-Backed Portfolio Companies

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Vesting terms for incentive equity arrangements of private equity (PE) backed portfolio companies can come in many shapes and sizes. While many PE sponsors have their own preferred vesting terms, deal practitioners should...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Tax Court’s Decision on YA Global Investments Has Implications for Offshore Entities

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The Tax Court’s decision in YA Global Investments LP v. Commissioner in November sends a warning to the offshore banking, finance and equity investment industries: an offshore entity is engaged in U.S. trade or business when...more

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Management Rights Letters: What they are, why they are important and potential traps to be mindful of

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What are they? A letter agreement between a portfolio company and an investing venture capital fund which provides the venture capital fund with certain “management rights” that allow it to substantially participate in, or...more

Hogan Lovells

SBIC Program Updates: SBA Proposes Technical Amendments to 2023 Reforms and Significant Change to Passive Business Rule

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In July 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released sweeping reforms to the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. Many of those reforms were enacted through the Small Business Investment Company...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Question of the Week: What is your outlook for private capital in 2024?

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"Fund managers will continue to innovate and be creative in how they address challenges in the market. For example, fund and portfolio level restructurings will progress at a steady pace to address limitations on exit...more

Alston & Bird

YA Global, the Existence of a U.S. Trade or Business, and the Search for Greater Clarity

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Our Federal & International Tax Group examines a long-awaited Tax Court ruling that helps clarify when a non-U.S. company engages in a “U.S. trade or business.”...more

Dechert LLP

Sweeping Law for DEI Transparency of Private Funds with a California Nexus

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California continues its initiatives to increase workplace diversity through a new law that will require certain funds with a nexus to California to report DEI information about the founding teams of their portfolio...more

Ankura

GCC’s Opportunity To Drive Value Through Shared Service Centers

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In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, mid-market capitalization investors have a unique opportunity to acquire or establish Shared Service Centers for their portfolio companies. This would provide scale for...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Implications of a Texas Supreme Court Ruling Confirming Customary Investment Practices for Private Equity Sponsors

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On June 23, 2023, the Texas Supreme Court issued a decision embracing the rule that an investor can engage in customary investment practices without becoming liable for torts committed by a portfolio company....more

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How Cybersecurity Protects Valuation: Considerations for Private Equity in the Deal Lifecycle

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Cybersecurity risk applies to businesses of all sizes and across all industries – it is a risk that cannot be ignored. In particular, cybersecurity risk can no longer be ignored in the deal lifecycle...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

What is a Management Rights Letter?

Here’s a situation we see often when a company is negotiating a Series A financing. They’ve gotten through diligence, completed the lengthy and difficult process of negotiating, documenting and finalizing the venture...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HPE Miami 2023 | Mitigating Risk & Liabilities: Strategies for 100 Days Post-Close and Beyond

During this session, this roundtable focused on steps that investors can take to promote compliance. Among other topics, there was discussion regarding the roles, responsibilities and best practices for those serving in board...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

An Introduction to the EU Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regime and the Draft EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...

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SFDR and Asset Allocators. The European Green Deal declared climate change and environmental degradation as existential threats to Europe and the world. The European Union (EU) has set out to mobilize private financial...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

“Today, across many different industries, it pays to be more conscientious.”

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Q. How do ESG issues influence your investment approach? Donald Tang: Ten years ago, companies had to decide whether to invest some margin into doing the right thing. Today, however, across many different industries, it...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

“Three years ago, you could get away with telling stories . . . but LPs rightly want more”

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Q. How does PAG manage ESG at the fund management level? Jonathan Tong: PAG is an alternative investment firm focused on Asia Pacific. I joined last year, and I sit at group level, providing support on a wide range of ESG...more

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