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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

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Understanding ESG Ratings: Legal Insights & Perspectives

With environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles garnering increased attention in corporate circles in recent years, there has been an accompanying rise in demand for analytical products that evaluate companies’...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

UK Tax Round Up - March 2024

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Welcome to March’s edition of our UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen a number of interesting cases covering a range of issues, from the deductibility of costs against employment income to the place of effective management...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Sustainable Markets Initiative Private Equity Group Issues Guidance on ESG Metrics

In May 2023, the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) published a new guide setting out how to use ESG-related metrics effectively in private markets (the ESG Metrics Guide), and how measuring and monitoring these metrics can...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

ESG Toolkit Expands for European PE

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Green shoots emerge as PE firms consider new ways to incorporate ESG into dealmaking. Market sentiment and the increasing importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) to firms’ competitiveness across the...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Satyam Khanna Named SEC’s First Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and ESG

On Monday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee announced that Satyam Khanna was named senior policy advisor for climate and ESG at the SEC — a new position that addresses climate and...more

Goodwin

Minority Investments In Asset Managers

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Over the years, we have represented a number of investors, target companies and management teams in minority transactions. The market for “GP stakes” and similar non-controlling transactions with asset managers has grown...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

PE Can Pursue PIPE Dreams

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European PIPEs — which have experienced an uptick due to COVID-19-related market volatility — present unique structural, informational, and governance considerations for private equity investors. European private...more

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Round-Up On Electronic Signatures In Luxembourg

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Various measures have been implemented to help Luxembourg funds and companies tackle the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak... In a context where limited travel and social distancing are the rules, the interest in electronic...more

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SEC Guidance for Private Fund Advisers

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On June 23, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert (Risk Alert) describing common deficiencies and compliance issues for...more

McDermott Will & Emery

COVID-19 – Contingency Planning Checklist for Private Equity Portfolio Companies

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Following the wider outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world, radical—and sometimes controversial—actions have been and are further expected to be taken by national, federal and local governments and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

50 Shades of Green Finance: An Untapped Opportunity for Private Equity

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Sustainable finance and its surrounding infrastructure offers growing potential for deals and green innovation. The global sustainable finance market has expanded rapidly in recent years, approaching US$320 billion in new...more

Bennett Jones LLP

ILPA's Model Limited Partnership Agreement for Private Funds

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On October 30, 2019, shortly after publishing the latest version of its principles (Principles 3.0), the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released the ILPA Model Limited Partnership Agreement (Model LPA), a...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ILPA Principles 3.0: Focusing on Enhancing Transparency in Private Equity Funds and Alternative Investments

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently published the third edition of the ILPA Principles (Principles 3.0). ILPA originally published the principles in 2009 to encourage discussion between general...more

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Unprecedented expectations around transparency: ILPA Principles 3.0 reflect an evolving and diverse private equity funds industry

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The third edition of the ILPA Principles was published in June 2019, replacing and updating the January 2011 second edition. Although the overall goal remains the same, one of improving the private equity industry for the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Strategies for Maximizing Physician Practice Management Investments

Private equity continues to fuel robust activity in the physician practice management (PPM) sector. Within the last five to seven years, not only have PPMs within traditional areas of medicine proliferated, but new...more

Hogan Lovells

Private Equity and Human Rights

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Last week marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which seeks to provide "a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations". ...more

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Private Equity Fund Managers: Annual Compliance Reminders and New Developments

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Summary of private equity firms’ compliance obligations, discussion of notable developments in 2017, and outlook for 2018. US federal laws and regulations, as well as the rules of self-regulatory organizations (SROs),...more

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PRI’s Private Equity Terms Guidance Focuses on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Factors

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On 13 July 2017, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) launched guidance on incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) provisions in private equity fund terms. The publication, Incorporating Responsible...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Unicorns Under Scrutiny: The SEC Previews Its “Long Arm” Of The Law

As we previously discussed, SEC Chair Mary Jo White recently delivered the keynote address at the Silicon Valley Initiative hosted by the SEC-Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University. While the speech and...more

Troutman Pepper

Observation 3.0: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on the Volcker Rule and the Implications for Foreign Banks Investing in...

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1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Best Practices for Independent Directors of Business Development Companies

As business development companies (BDCs) grow in popularity, the role of their independent directors grows in importance. Here we look at the increasingly important role that BDC independent directors play and how their...more

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