In July 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) released sweeping reforms to the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program. Many of those reforms were enacted through the Small Business Investment Company...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final private fund rules under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) on August 23, 2023. Although the final rules are significantly less onerous...more
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) finalized wide-ranging revisions to the regulations governing the small business investment company (SBIC) program on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Among other things, the changes...more
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to expand and clarify the definition of "accredited investor" under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. Among other things, the rules would open...more
GP-led Fund Restructurings have become an increasingly important part of the private equity secondaries market, accounting for 40% of 2018's US$70 billion secondaries activity according to ILPA....more