The secondary market has experienced rapid growth over the past decade, and that growth has been particularly fast in the last five years. The most striking feature of this growth is the general partner (GP)-led secondary...more
10/22/2019
/ Asia ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
EU ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
France ,
General Partner ,
General Partnerships ,
Investment Funds ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Liquidity ,
Private Equity ,
Risk Management ,
Secondary Markets ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Brexit has been postponed again, until at least 31 October 2019, but with the possibility that it may occur sooner, maybe even within a few weeks....more
4/15/2019
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Customs Unions ,
Election Results ,
EU ,
EU Single Market ,
European Parliament ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Special Election ,
Tariffs ,
Time Extensions ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Parliament ,
Withdrawal Agreement
In this report, members of Dechert’s multidisciplinary permanent capital team provide a round-up of legal and business considerations for private credit, BDCs and everything in between.
Topics covered include:
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4/12/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
BDC ,
Business Development Companies ,
Business Tax Credits ,
Capital Formation ,
Close-Ended Funds ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Credit ,
EBITDA ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Mergers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Structured Financial Products ,
Tax Reform
The UK Parliament, having for the second time rejected the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the UK government and the EU, will vote on it for a third time next week. If it is approved, the UK will ask the EU for a...more
A parliamentary amendment, introduced in Finance Bill 2019 and adopted on December 28, 2018 (Holroyd Amendment), completes the favorable tax framework offered to foreign fund managers considering relocation to France, by...more
The UK House of Commons has rejected the government’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement. Unless the Agreement (or an amended version of it) is approved by the House of Commons, or the Brexit date of 29 March 2019 is postponed or...more
1/16/2019
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Free Movement ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
MiFID II ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Treaty ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
President Macron announced his will to conduct meaningful reforms which could have a significant positive impact on the economy and the French M&A market. ...more