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IMpact: Investment Management News – September 2024

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Welcome to IMpact: Investment Management News. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers share their insights on key developments that are impacting the investment management industry....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Roll the Tape June 2024 - Fund Finance Highlight Reel: The First Half in Pictures

This year is starting to feel a bit more normalized after the 2021-2022 record origination numbers followed by the 2023 market disruption. In many ways, Fund finance has passed the stress test and moved forward. What has 2024...more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly: June 2024

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Our last update included a whirlwind of activities, with the surprisingly bipartisan House of Representatives vote on FIT 21 and the SEC’s approval of certain Ether spot ETF rule change proposals coming in quick succession....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Big News for Funds June 2024 - A Fresh Look at Side Letters

Side letters have gone through a massive and largely unspoken transition over the last four to five years. From a position where a few investors in a closing might have quite short side letters dealing with niche issues we...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Missing Miami March 1, 2024 - 13 Takeaways From Miami

More than 1,800 industry players attended the 13th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. There was a lot to talk about in terms of market evolution...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Question of the Week: As secondaries deals get bigger, what do GPs/LPs need to know about financing in the market?

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“GPs should remain thoughtful about employing leverage on their GP-led secondaries transactions given the higher interest rate environment. However, there are a variety of financing products on offer from lenders which can be...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Upcoming SEC Open Meeting

The Securities and Exchange Commission will host an open meeting on March 22, 2023 at 10 a.m, which will be open to the public via webcast on the SEC website.  The Division of Investment Management will present on Enhancing...more

Goodwin

ELTIF Reform: A Milestone in the Development of an EU Private Fund Structure for Accessing Wholesale Markets

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The European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), a collective investment framework for both professional and retail investors looking to invest in long-term assets, has been available to EU managers since December 2015. ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Life Settlements Gain Greater Attention from Private Funds

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Given the threat of a significant repricing across multiple asset classes, investors are looking for fresh ideas. The current bout of market volatility has not spared many categories of investment, as equities and fixed...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Navigating Uncertain Waters: ESG Takeaways for Private Capital Firms Subject to EU Law

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues continue to be a very significant topic for the private capital industry, whether through increasing demands from investors and other stakeholders or the continued stream of...more

Dechert LLP

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - September 2022

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This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Final SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards Provide Private Fund Managers With Clarity, but Add Obligations

[co-author: Krishane Sri Rajkumar] On 6 April 2022, the European Commission finally adopted the regulatory technical standards (RTS) to supplement the Sustainability-Related Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the EU Taxonomy...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

In A Trinity of Releases, the SEC Proposes To Make Hedging Transactions More Transparent

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If adopted, the proposals will likely impact market practices - In a trinity of proposing releases rolled out in less than three months, the SEC has comprehensively proposed to regulate the use of derivatives and short...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Chair Gensler Signals Increased SEC Scrutiny of Private Funds

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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler addressed the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) Summit on November 10, 2021. During his remarks, he outlined a potentially more expansive role for the SEC...more

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Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - ESG

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Of most significance are the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the Taxonomy Regulation that impact “Financial Market Participants” (FMPs) (which includes, amongst others, AIFMs, UCITS ManCos, Portfolio...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Annual Review of Federal Securities Regulation

INTRODUCTION - This Annual Review (“Review”) was prepared by the Subcommittee on Annual Review of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities of the ABA Business Law Section. The Review covers significant...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Valuation in Times of Market Disruption

Valuation practices will continue to be the subject of disputes. Particularly in times of economic disruption and market volatility, buyers and sellers are more likely to have substantial differences of opinions on valuation,...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

2018 Investment Adviser Update - When it Comes to Regulatory Environment, It’s “Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss”

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Private equity and hedge fund advisers continue to be subject to an increasing degree of supervision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other governmental agencies and self-regulatory organizations. The...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer’s Second Annual Survey on Trends in Private Credit Markets

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We are delighted to share with you the results from our second annual Trends in Private Credit survey. This year’s survey was conducted via web from January 9th to February 9th 2018. In this report, we will share...more

Dechert LLP

MiFID II and PRIIPs: The final countdown begins

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It is now only two months until the 3 January 2018 compliance deadline for the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the 1 January 2018 compliance deadline for the EU Packaged Retail Investment and...more

Hogan Lovells

China opens up the securities investment fund management industry: the first in a journey of ten thousand steps?

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On 30 June 2016, the industry self-regulating body, the Asset Management Association of China published what, on the face of it, appeared to be a fairly innocuous document entitled Questions and Answers regarding the...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

The Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2017

Private investment funds and advisers are likely to face new regulatory challenges and increased litigation risks in 2017, not only because of a change in the administration, but also because many advisers have not corrected...more

Burr & Forman

SEC’s 2017 Exam Priorities

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OCIE released its 2017 exam priorities on January 12. The priorities list was most notable for being shorter than prior years. But that likely means only more focus, rather than less vigor....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Financial Industry Developments - Rejecting "True Lender" Arguments, California District Court Dismisses Claims Against Student Loan Servicers - This past Thursday, September 22, a federal district court in the...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

SEC Chair White Complains of Poor Hedge Fund and Private Equity Practices

SEC Chair Mary Jo White recently delivered pointed remarks to a conference attended by hedge fund and private equity advisors. One portion of her remarks was directed at operational risks of private funds, such as...more

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