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Foley & Lardner LLP

Unlocking the Power of Equity-Based Incentive Compensation: Special Considerations for Publicly-Traded Companies

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This article is the seventh and final in our series on equity-based compensation. It will provide an overview of special considerations for publicly-traded companies when granting equity awards, including the impact of proxy...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Fifth Circuit Puts the Brakes on SEC’s Private Fund Rules: What’s Next For Private Fund Advisers

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In a continuation of recent court decisions overturning the rulemaking authority of federal agencies, a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more

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Four Months Out: Private Fund Advisors Prepare for September Compliance Deadline Amidst Challenge in the Fifth Circuit

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In September 2023, we covered the Rules (Rule) published by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), developed to promote transparency for investors by increasing visibility into compensation schemes, sales practices,...more

Goldberg Segalla

New SEC Climate Disclosure Mandate Faces Pushback

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week approved the implementation of standardized climate disclosure rules (posted here) for publicly traded companies and in public offerings. No longer can companies simply...more

McAfee & Taft

SEC cracks down on private fund side letters

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The side letter has been a particularly effective tool in the private fund industry, with funds and investors entering into strategic arrangements to provide more favorable terms than those given to other investors in...more

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SEC Private Fund Rule Reforms – GP Led Secondaries: Mandatory Fairness Opinion vs Valuation Report

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What Is the Difference? On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules (and amendments to existing rules) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) that enforce the SEC’s...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rules Explained — Part 2: The Preferential Treatment Rule

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On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to address certain conflicts of interest and...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

SEC Examination Priorities for 2024

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations announced its examination priorities for fiscal year 2024 on October 16, 2023. The timing of the announcement is significant because it is the...more

King & Spalding

SEC Amends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

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On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted final rules amending the beneficial ownership reporting requirements established by the Commission under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

SEC Changes the Game for Private Fund Advisers – Summarizing the New "Restricted Activities Rule" and the "Preferential Treatment...

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In early 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a series of new rules and rule amendments aimed primarily at increasing transparency and protecting investors in private fund transactions. This August, the...more

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Compliance Dates Are Set: A Roadmap for Private Fund Advisers to Start Preparing for the SEC’s New Rules for Private Fund Advisers

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently finalized sweeping new rules for private fund advisers (the “PFA Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). The PFA Rules...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Summary and Early Analysis of New SEC Private Fund Rules

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 23, 2023, adopted the long-awaited private fund rules (Private Fund Rules) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) as part of SEC Release No. IA-6383...more

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Significant New Private Fund Rules Adopted by SEC

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On August 23, 2023, in its efforts to promote transparency for investors by increasing visibility into compensation schemes, sales practices, and conflicts of interest, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted...more

White & Case LLP

SEC Adopts Final Private Fund Adviser Rules

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New rules are expected to have substantial impact on funds industry - On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved significant new rules applicable to advisers of private funds (the "Private...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

SEC Enacts Wide-Sweeping Private Funds Rules

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On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the enactment of a series of new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act). We refer to these...more

Sullivan & Worcester

SEC Adopts Highly Anticipated Private Funds Rules

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) last week adopted highly anticipated new rules and amendments (the “Adopted Rules”) to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), that will...more

DarrowEverett LLP

What SEC’s Transparency Rule Means for Investors, Advisers and Funds

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Earlier this summer, we wrote about both new and amended rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) regarding private funds, their advisers,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

PCAOB Proposes Massive Expansion of the Auditor's Role

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On June 3, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed sweeping new auditing standards (PCAOB Release No. 2023-003) that would require auditors to consider a company’s noncompliance with laws and...more

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Proposed SEC Rules Aim at Putting Private Funds More in Public View

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Whether everyday Americans saving for retirement, college tuition, or their forever homes know it or not, there’s a chance that their money is tied, directly or indirectly, to private funds. Moreover, those Americans probably...more

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[Virtual Event] ESG and Compliance Conference - April 26th, 7:55 am - 3:15 pm CDT

Discover how to set and accomplish your ESG goals - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is no longer an isolated function within a company, nor is it an issue only for publicly traded companies. It’s front and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] ESG Think Tank - November 30th, National Harbor, MD

Closed-Door, “Off the Record” Benchmarking on Critical ESG Issues! ACI’s inaugural ESG Think Tank is scheduled for November 30th in Washington, DC! This in-person “boardroom-style” forum will provide meaningful...more

Opportune LLP

Scrutiny Increasing On Energy Private Equity Valuation

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The valuation of private equity investments has recently garnered greater marketplace attention, and the SEC is updating its guidance on these valuations for the first time in 50 years. Managing Director Paul Legoudes and...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

SEC Adopts 2019 Proxy Voting Amendments, Minus the Bite

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On July 22, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to the proxy solicitation rules and issued guidance regarding the proxy voting responsibilities of investment advisers. The amendments, a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

McGuireWoods LLP

SEC Agenda Will Focus on Transparency

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In a Nov. 8, 2017, speech at the Practising Law Institute on Securities Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton previewed the SEC’s near-term agenda. In his published remarks, Clayton...more

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