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End of (Fund) Life Issues

Amid a challenging environment for exits, especially in the wake of the recent market volatility, private fund managers continue to pursue alternative strategies, such as term extensions and liquidity solutions, to ride out...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

ESG in 2025: Finding the Sweet Spot in a Complex World

With ESG regulation now well embedded across all major jurisdictions, the trend we see for 2025 is about increasingly sophisticated triangulation by private fund managers between the regimes that apply by default (such as...more

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New Tariffs, Old Issues: Post-Liberation Day Advisers Act Considerations for Private Fund Managers

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Markets remain exceptionally volatile following the announcement of the U.S. “Liberation Day” tariffs and retaliatory measures from other countries. While the ultimate path of policy remains uncertain, recent developments are...more

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Confirmation Hearing for SEC Chair Nominee Atkins — Takeaways for Fund Managers

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The Senate Banking Committee convened on Thursday to consider the nomination of Paul Atkins, President Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, along with the nominees for the Comptroller of the...more

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FCA Publishes Findings on Private Market Valuation Practices

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A review of fund and portfolio managers found a number of good practices, but also revealed the need for improvement in areas such as conflict management. On 5 March 2025, the FCA published the findings from its review...more

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ILPA Releases New Reporting and Performance Templates

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On January 22, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released an update to its 2016 Reporting Template and unveiled a new Performance Template. Together, the goal of these documents is to enhance and...more

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SEC Settlement Highlights Importance of Proper Disclosure Requirements for Private Fund Managers

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On January 10, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against two fund managers (collectively the “Fund Managers”) and their sole owner, chief executive office, chief compliance office, and founder...more

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Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds - Autumn 2024

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Welcome to the third edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Latest SEC Document Request Lists: What Private Fund Managers Should be Worrying About

Many private fund managers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Fifth Circuit struck down the Private Fund Rules (check out our blog post for more information). Do not, however, assume the SEC will stop its aggressive...more

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Fifth Circuit Puts the Brakes on SEC’s Private Fund Rules: What’s Next For Private Fund Advisers

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In a continuation of recent court decisions overturning the rulemaking authority of federal agencies, a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more

A&O Shearman

SEC private fund adviser rule vacated by Fifth Circuit

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On June 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had exceeded its statutory authority in adopting its controversial private fund advisers rule....more

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Are the SEC’s Private Fund Advisers Rules Now Dead? No, but they are on Life Support

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) has thrown a wrench into the gears of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in its attempt to regulate those investment advisers that...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

SEC's Private Fund Advisers Rule Struck Down by Fifth Circuit

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Fifth Circuit) today issued its ruling striking down the “Private Fund Advisers Rule” (the “PFA”). The proposed PFA was introduced on February 9, 2022 (“Proposed Rule”). The Securities and...more

Goodwin

Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds - May 2024

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Welcome to the second edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory, and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect to...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Top Tips for Updating Your 2024 Compliance Program

Every year compliance officers face the unenviable job of performing their compliance program's annual review under Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-7). An essential element of that review is updating the firm's compliance policies...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

SEC Settlements Highlight Governing Document Amendment Considerations for Private Funds

Limited partnership agreements and similar documents that govern private funds are often amended over the course of a fund’s life cycle. For example, many funds may be currently going through the amendment process in...more

K&L Gates LLP

The SEC's New Private Fund Adviser Rules: A Guide to Compliance (Updated)

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On 23 August, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and rule amendments that will impose substantial regulation on the management and operation of private funds by investment advisers. The Guide to...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The SEC’s Private Fund Adviser Rules Explained — Part 4: The Quarterly Statement Rule

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As we have discussed in earlier Client Alerts, on August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act), to...more

DarrowEverett LLP

How SEC’s Private Fund Rules Will Affect Use of Side Letters

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Recent client alerts have provided an overview of the new “private fund rules” adopted in late August by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These rules apply, subject to limited exceptions and carveouts, to...more

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SEC Adopts Final Private Fund Adviser Rules

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New rules are expected to have substantial impact on funds industry - On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved significant new rules applicable to advisers of private funds (the "Private...more

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SEC Enacts Wide-Sweeping Private Funds Rules

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On August 23, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the enactment of a series of new and amended rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the Advisers Act). We refer to these...more

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SEC Makes Sweeping Changes to Private Fund Adviser Regulatory Regime: Mandates Quarterly Reporting, Restricts Preferential...

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In a 3-2 vote on August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) adopted five new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”), collectively called the “Private Fund...more

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Final Private Fund Adviser Rules

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On August 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved by a 3-2 vote a final rule enacting a series of wide-sweeping changes to the regulation of the private funds industry (the “Final Rule”). While...more

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What SEC’s Transparency Rule Means for Investors, Advisers and Funds

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Earlier this summer, we wrote about both new and amended rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) regarding private funds, their advisers,...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Fund Manager Securities and Compliance

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This Webinar aims to provide some practical advice regarding Generative AI (“Gen AI”) and the issues its presents for private fund managers related to securities law and compliance. To the presenters, this is an dynamic time...more

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