On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (together, the Commissions) jointly adopted additional amendments to Form PF, the confidential form by...more
On December 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a settlement with a registered investment adviser, OEP Capital Advisors, L.P. (OEP). The settlement found that OEP had failed (a) to maintain...more
Alternative data continues to strongly influence the decision-making of investment professionals across all areas of the investment management industry. In a testament to the rising importance of alternative data, the...more
U.S. hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds (collectively, the Private Funds)2 and their U.S. general partners, sponsors, and managers (Advisers) are not directly subject to the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970...more
7/26/2023
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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SDN List ,
Venture Capital
On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted amendments to Form PF, the confidential form by which certain SEC-registered investment advisers report information pertaining to the private funds...more
5/11/2023
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I. Introduction-
U.S. hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds (collectively, the Private Funds),1 and their U.S. general partners, sponsors, and managers (Advisers), are not directly subject to the...more
2/20/2023
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
FinCEN ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
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Money Laundering Control Act (MLCA) of 1986 ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Private Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Venture Capital
Lowenstein Sandler’s Investment Management Group is pleased to provide you with (i) background information on the purpose and applicability of Form SHC (“Form SHC”); (ii) a summary of its contents; (iii) considerations for...more
1/26/2022
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Securities ,
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What You Need To Know:
•The SEC proposes to exempt two types of Finders from broker-dealer registration pursuant if they satisfy certain conditions.
•Tier I Finders may provide potential investors’ contact information to...more
10/20/2020
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Finders ,
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Investors ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Third Party Funding ,
Unregistered Brokers ,
Venture Capital ,
Written Agreements
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert entitled Observations from Examinations of Investment Advisers Managing Private Funds (the “Alert”). The...more
7/16/2020
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Conflicts of Interest ,
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
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MNPI ,
OCIE ,
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