With the U.S. election cycle in full swing and the presidential election just around the corner, there is speculation on how government regulators could be affected by the outcome. In general, commentators have coalesced...more
Overall, the first half of 2024 was challenging for fundraising across the private fund market to varying degrees among private debt, private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC). The first half of 2024 saw a variety of...more
In this midyear update, we cover a number of significant corporate governance developments that have taken place over the first half of the year and since our Corporate Governance 2023 Year-End Review....more
On May 16, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final amendments to Regulation S-P, one year after issuing the proposed amendments (discussed here). Regulation S-P is a set of privacy rules that govern...more
On May 13, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Treasury Department announced a joint notice of proposed rulemaking that would require investment...more
On April 17, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examination (Division) issued a Risk Alert to provide information about investment advisers’ compliance with amended Rule 206(4)-1 (Marketing Rule)...more
Responsible investing (RI) has become a hot topic in private funds over the past few years. The U.S. Sustainable Investment Forum reported that in 2020, $1 of every $3 professionally managed in the United States was invested...more
Acquisitions of private fund sponsors can be accretive for large asset managers, providing access to attractive investment strategies with equally attractive margins, which can be deployed in new ways on larger platforms. For...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) kept up with their plan to increase enforcement on the sale of crypto assets in filing a complaint against Dragonchain for engaging in an unlawful offer and sale of securities in...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Dec. 22, 2020, that it has finalized amendments to the current advertising rule (Rule 206(4)-1) and cash solicitation rule (Rule 206(4)-3) under the Investment...more
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Testimonial Statements
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently proposed to amend the reporting threshold and make certain other changes to Form 13F. It should be noted that this is the first time the reporting threshold would be...more
With the compliance date of June 30, 2020 approaching for Form CRS and its related rules, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a risk...more
Faced with various compliance issues related to the ‘cash solicitation rule’, the Staff issued a risk alert to inform market participants and help advisers update their policies accordingly....more