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Key Considerations for Independent Sponsors Regarding Portfolio Company Governance

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Holland & Knight's Independent Sponsors Team has seen an increasing number of independent sponsors taking part in transactions of seemingly all shapes and sizes. With increasing variation of transactions comes increasing...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Investor Directors in the Hot Seat as Enforcement Risk Grows

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Greater focus on strong corporate governance and transparency is placing company directors in the UK and elsewhere under growing scrutiny and increased risk of individual civil and criminal liability. As new case law and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HPE Miami 2023 | Mitigating Risk & Liabilities: Strategies for 100 Days Post-Close and Beyond

During this session, this roundtable focused on steps that investors can take to promote compliance. Among other topics, there was discussion regarding the roles, responsibilities and best practices for those serving in board...more

Dechert LLP

Global Private Equity Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2019 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance (Traps for Portfolio...

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A recent decision by the Superior Court of the State of Delaware highlights a risk of potential exposure to liability for individuals affiliated with private equity firms who are presumed to be covered by a directors’ and...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Fall 2018 Edition: EU General Court: Financial Investors Liable for Anticompetitive Conduct of...

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The General Court of the European Union recently held, in Goldman Sachs v. Commission, that purely financial investors such as investment funds may be held jointly and severally liable for competition law violations...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Do You Know What’s In Your Portfolio Company’s D&O Insurance?

When a venture capital or private equity firm invests in a portfolio company (PC) and places a general partner on the PC’s board, they typically require that the PC agree to defend and indemnify the board member in any...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2016 Edition: Recent Developments in Acquisition Finance

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Two recent court decisions may result in a broadening of the range of options available to an equity sponsor in respect of an insolvent portfolio company. The first decision may provide increased flexibility in structuring...more

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