In a typical multi-strategy fund (“Multi-Strat”), a fund structure is established by an investment manager (the “Investment Manager”) that runs multiple investment strategy portfolios within it, oftentimes with different...more
10/30/2024
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Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
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Private Equity ,
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Owning an NFL team is no longer a fantasy. The National Football League (the “NFL” or the “League”) voted to allow minority stakes to be sold to private equity firms (“PE”). However, according to NFL.com, “an executive from...more
9/12/2024
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Incentives ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Investment ,
Liquidity ,
Minority Equity Investments ,
NFL ,
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UBTI
Seed investments in hedge funds, private equity funds, private credit funds, and other investment vehicles continued to generate significant deal volume in 2023, according to the tenth annual Seward & Kissel Seed Transactions...more
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) opened the ISDA 2023 Equity Swap – 2021 Definitions Protocol (the “Equity Swap Protocol”) on October 30, 2023. The Equity Swap Protocol allows adhering parties to...more
On February 7, 2023, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (the “Division”) announced its 2023 examination priorities (“Examination Priorities”). The Division indicated that 2023 examinations will prioritize several significant...more
In June 2019, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (“ILPA”) released the third edition of its private equity industry best practices principles fostering transparency, governance and alignment of interests for...more
9/8/2022
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Governance Standards ,
Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) ,
Investment ,
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LPAC ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Special Purpose Vehicles ,
Transparency
The lines between closed-end and open-end private investment fund investment structures have blurred in recent years, as managers structure funds to hold illiquid assets in open-end funds and liquid assets in closed-end...more
July 6, 2022 While many alternative investment manager founders (“Founders”) opt to wind down their businesses over time, there is an increasing number who instead seek to pass the baton onto the next generation of talent at...more