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Marketing Private Funds to U.S. Investors — A Practical Guide for Asia-Based Managers

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/6/2023

As the private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) funds industry grows and matures in Asia, managers are increasingly looking to market interests in their funds to U.S.-based investors. However, many Asia-based managers...more

Treasury, Commerce Target Dozens of Chinese Companies Over Surveillance, National Security Concerns

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/21/2021

Last week, the U.S. Government imposed tough restrictions on U.S. transactions with specific companies in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that are involved in activities contrary to U.S. foreign policy and national...more

Fast Facts on the Top 10 Relevant Regulatory Areas for Real Estate Fund Managers

Allen Matkins on 5/6/2021

There are many advantages to forming a commingled real estate investment fund. These include providing a pool of capital to draw upon quickly as competitive opportunities arise and allowing an investor to build a brand as an...more

Scope of U.S. Ban on Transactions in Securities of ‘Communist Chinese Military Companies’

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/18/2021

On January 13, 2021, President Trump amended the November 12, 2020, Executive Order (EO) 13959 providing greater clarity to the scope of the EO’s ban on trading and investing in certain designated publicly traded securities...more

New BSA/AML Regime Promises Sweeping Changes

King & Spalding on 12/23/2020

As we wrote over the summer, Congress has passed a bill that will require certain corporations and limited liability companies (“LLCs”) to report information on their beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department’s...more

Regulatory Crackdown on Ransomware

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment on 12/15/2020

Ransomware is a Serious and Growing Problem - In recent years, Ransomware has evolved from merely encrypting files/disabling networks in solicitation of ransom, to sophisticated attacks that often involve actual data...more

Key Considerations for the 2020 Annual Reporting Season

White & Case LLP on 1/23/2020

This memorandum outlines key considerations from White & Case’s Public Company Advisory Practice for foreign private issuers (“FPIs”) in preparation for the 2020 annual reporting season. It describes our key considerations...more

IRANNOTICEs Begin To Roll Into The SEC

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 2/13/2013

A number of companies have filed IRANNOTICEs on EDGAR with the SEC (thanks to Broc Romanek for pointing this out). The notices reference disclosures made in annual reports pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction...more

New Reporting Requirements Under the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012

Smith Anderson on 1/15/2013

On August 10, 2012, the United States delivered its latest economic blow to Iran by enacting the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012. U.S. companies have long been forbidden from engaging in most...more

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