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White & Case LLP

Private equity's expanding role in youth sports

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Youth sports have emerged as a compelling growth opportunity for private equity, combining a large and expanding addressable market with structural tailwinds that favor institutional capital. As the sector transitions from...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Secondaries on the Rise: Q1 2026 Trends in Institutional Sell-Side Activity and Evolving Deal Terms

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Following on our recent observations about what institutional investors should know about the Middle East conflict for institutional investors, and the open question of whether declines in public markets would trigger...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Mainstream, Not Marginal: What’s Next for Continuation Funds

Once referred to as “zombie funds,” continuation vehicles (CVs) have been firmly established as part of the toolkit for a private capital sponsor to achieve an “exit” for investors....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2026 Perspectives in Private Equity: GP Stakes Investing in a Maturing Market

According to a recent report by Campbell Lutyens, GP stakes and GP M&A transactions reached record levels in 2025, with deal volume increasing 40% year-on-year. The research recorded 164 private markets GP transactions in...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 278

Food Venture Financing Trends - Unilever reached an agreement to combine the majority of its food business with McCormick for $44.8 billion....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Management Facilities Meet Basel III Rules, April 2026 - Management Company Facility Considerations

Many subscription facility lenders will offer management company facilities as a means to further develop their existing relationship with a fund sponsor. A management company facility is typically a revolving facility in...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2026 Perspectives in Private Equity: LP Co-Investment in 2026: Key Structural Trends in Private Equity

The number of limited partners looking for co-investment opportunities alongside their private equity GPs continues to grow and going into 2026 we have already seen an increase in co-investment activity. According to a survey...more

Mayer Brown

The Globalization of Asset-Intensive Reinsurance

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In recent years, ceding companies and reinsurers across major jurisdictions around the world have faced increasing scrutiny from insurance regulators regarding the use of cross-border asset-intensive reinsurance (“AIRe” or...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

40 Years of Private Equity: From Buyouts to Creative Capital Solutions

Over the past 40 years, private equity has evolved from a niche alternative asset class centered on leveraged buyouts into a global industry, with asset managers now pursuing diversified, multi‑asset strategies and with...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2026 Perspectives in Private Equity: Transportation

While private equity investors continue to be attracted to the reliable non-cyclical returns associated with transportation assets, several headwinds over the past 12 months served to dampen M&A activity in the sector in...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

When Equal Isn’t Equal – Shareholder Oppression In An Australian Private Equity Context

The recent novel case of WIJOAV Services Pty Ltd v Goldstone Private Equity Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 622 (WIJOAV v Goldstone) has confirmed that the statutory shareholder oppression regime can apply to the operation of limited...more

DLA Piper

Puerto Rico’s new Administrative Order establishes operational and compliance guidelines for private equity funds

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The Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC) of Puerto Rico issued Administrative Order No. DDEC 2026-002 (Order) on March 11, 2026, establishing comprehensive operational and compliance guidelines for private...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Takeaways From Katten’s Presentation on Alternative Real Estate Investment Strategies for Family Offices

On March 10, Katten Real Estate Senior Counsel Alvin Katz and Timothy Little joined guest speakers from Focus and Dwight Mortgage Trust to discuss alternative real estate investment strategies for family offices. Their...more

Hogan Lovells

Mitigating tax risks on secondary transactions

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The market for private equity limited partner (“LP”) secondary transfers continues to grow. In order for buyers and sellers of secondary interests to assess the economics of the deal and potential risks to execution, both...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Fund Finance: 2026 Market Pulse

As fund finance and asset-based finance converge, the most notable structural development is the rise of bankruptcy-remote-‘lite’ vehicles that deliver targeted credit enhancement (and the resulting competitive pricing)...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

HPE Miami 2026: Where healthcare dealmakers see opportunity

At HPE Miami, the industry’s leading investors and operators came together to share what’s now—and what’s next. Dive into the highlights, from key stats to candid conversations and real-time perspectives, to see where...more

Paul Hastings LLP

New UK Carried Interest Tax Regime to Take Effect 6 April 2026

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The UK Finance Bill 2026, which (amongst other things) overhauls the UK carried interest tax regime, has now received royal assent. The Bill changes not only the rate of which carried interest will be taxed, but the charging...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Secondaries Q1 2026 Update: Full-Year 2025 Results

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The secondary market reached a record $240 billion in deal volume in 2025, surpassing $200 billion for the first time and marking a 48% Year-over-Year increase, driven by liquidity needs amid a slow exit environment and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Family office investing in private funds: The principal’s short-list

As the family office principal, you likely do not live in the weeds of fund documents. However, you do need clarity on the handful of issues that most directly affect your wealth, influence, and legacy....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Invest with confidence: Private equity funds for family offices

Consider whether extension rights are reasonable. Is it possible to tie any extension of the fund term to a reduced management fee, or require that a near-term exit plan for remaining assets be delivered to investors if the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Family office investments: What’s different about venture capital funds?

Family offices may from time to time be presented with opportunities to invest in venture capital funds. Although venture capital and private equity funds traditionally share the same broad closed-end fund architecture, they...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

No guesswork: Building a playbook for family office private fund investing

For sophisticated investors, including family office principals and executives, investing in private funds requires more than a red flag review of the governing agreement and a completed subscription agreement....more

FBT Gibbons LLP

Shadow Banking and Private Credit: What It Is, Why It’s Used, and Why It’s in the News

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You have probably seen “shadow banking” and “private credit” splashed across recent financial headlines. While they may sound like buzzwords, these terms, and the market structures behind them, are not new....more

Mayer Brown

Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Fund Finance Transactions

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Every contract is subject to an implied duty of good faith and fair dealing pursuant to principles established under common law, state statutes, and, with respect to certain contracts, including fund...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Hot Topics in Sports Investing: Private Equity, NIL, and Emerging Opportunities

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In coordination with the Sports Lawyers Association, on Tuesday, March 3rd, Ropes & Gray partners Erica Han and PJ Sullivan joined Tamika Tremaglio, Managing Director at Secretariat Advisors and former Executive Director of...more

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