News & Analysis as of

Fund Managers Investment Investment Funds

Troutman Pepper Locke

FUNDamentals — June 2025

Troutman Pepper Locke on

FUNDamentals is a periodic digest of news and information specifically for private funds and their managers. In this issue, we highlight some fundraising trends, new marketing rule FAQs, fund liquidity trends (limited...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Don’t Go Chasing Simple Waterfalls: Understanding Investment Return Structures

DarrowEverett LLP on

Waterfalls in private equity and venture capital dictate how investment returns are distributed among stakeholders. These structures determine who gets paid, in what order, and under what conditions. While all waterfalls aim...more

A&O Shearman

Great Fund Insights: Co-Investing 101: shared risk, shared reward

A&O Shearman on

A challenging fundraising environment, the rise in M&A activity and the capital requirements necessary to bridge funding gaps are key developments which have led fund managers to increase their offering of co-investment...more

DLA Piper

2025 Global Fund Finance Symposium: Key Trends in the Fund Finance Market

DLA Piper on

Our Global Fund Finance practice recently sponsored and attended the 2025 Global Fund Finance Symposium. Hosted annually by the Fund Finance Association, these conferences bring together key players in the fund finance...more

Conyers

Insurance and Asset Managers in the Cayman Islands: A Perfect Marriage?

Conyers on

The significant growth in life & annuity reinsurance in the Cayman Islands has showed no signs of slowing in the past few years and a material ingredient of this growth is Cayman reinsurers sponsored by large private equity /...more

Walkers

Growth in European Fund Finance: A Channel Islands perspective

Walkers on

Access to liquidity was a central theme of 2024 in the European fund finance market. Whilst macro-economic factors suppressed demand for subscription lines, alternatives such as NAV, GP and back-leverage facilities kept many...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[Podcast] R&G Dugout: Show Me the Money—Fund Formation & Management

Ropes & Gray LLP on

On this episode of the R&G Dugout podcast, Ropes & Gray asset management partners Amanda Persaud, Lindsey Goldstein, and Jon Rash explore the upsurge of private funds raising capital for investment in sports teams and...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Optimizing the Value of a GP Advisory Board for Private Equity Funds

Tonkon Torp LLP on

Launching a private equity fund is an exciting yet daunting endeavor; and a General Partner (GP) Advisory Board can be a critical asset in navigating the complexities. Thoughtfully designing and engaging a GP Advisory Board...more

A&O Shearman

Singapore: reinventing an ASEAN hub for investments, funds and restructuring

A&O Shearman on

Singapore’s status as a leading financial centre in Asia and regional hub for commodity trading, shipping, and increasingly, private capital activity has been cemented over the years, especially in the past decade....more

A&O Shearman

Great Fund Insights: ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names: Tell me your fund name, I’ll tell you your fund strategy

A&O Shearman on

On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Lasting Excellence June 2024 - A Number of Green Shoots in the Coller Capital LP Survey

Coller Capital’s recently released Global Private Capital Barometer included a few notable takeaways for fund finance lenders that suggested the fundraising market could be broadening and capital circulation improving. Here...more

Conyers

Structuring a Cayman Islands Closed-Ended Fund

Conyers on

This article provides an overview of common structures for investment funds in the Cayman Islands. Investment funds in the Cayman Islands must be registered either under the Private Funds Act or the Mutual Funds Act,...more

Conyers

ケイマン諸島クローズドエンド型ファンドの組成

Conyers on

この記事では、ケイマン諸島における一般的な投資ファンド組成に関する概要をご紹介します。 ケイマン諸島における投資ファンドは、ファンド戦略がクローズドエンド型かオープンエンド型かに応じて、プライベートファンド法またはミューチュアルファンド法のいずれかに基づいて登録されなければならないことになっています。...more

Conyers

केमैन आइलैंड में हेज फंड स्थापित करने में आपकी मदद के लिए एक गाइड

Conyers on

देश से बाहर हेज फंड स्थापित करने के मामले में केमैन आइलैंड का नाम दुनिया में पहले नंबर पर आता है। इसका टैक्स-न्यूट्रल प्लेटफॉर्म, स्थिर अर्थव्यवस्था, व्यवहार-कुशल बैंकिंग क्षेत्र, गोपनीयता और पेशेवर वित्तीय सेवा उद्योग ये तो...more

Conyers

Guide to Establishing Hedge Funds in the Cayman Islands

Conyers on

The Cayman Islands is a world leader in the establishment of offshore hedge funds. Its tax-neutral platform, stable economy, sophisticated banking sector, confidentiality and professional financial service industry are just...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

SBA’s New Rules and Policies to Strengthen and Diversify Its SBIC Program

Troutman Pepper Locke on

A small business investment company (SBIC) is a privately owned and operated investment fund that makes long-term investments in American small businesses and is licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBICs...more

A&O Shearman

Great Fund Insights: New Year, new marketing guidelines

A&O Shearman on

In this Great Fund Insights client alert, Allen & Overy's aosphere team explore ESMA's Guidelines for Funds' Marketing Communications that come into force on 2 February 2022. ...more

Morgan Lewis

1940 Act Regulatory Checklists

Morgan Lewis on

Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to enter into “funds of funds” arrangements notwithstanding the prohibitions of Section 12(d)(1) of the Act of 1940, provided that certain conditions are met....more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Recent Trends in Co-Investment: Presentment Obligations, SPVs and “Top Up” Funds

Cooley LLP on

The term co-investment is a pretty broad one. I consider it to include any situations in which LPs take additional stakes in portfolio companies that they are already indirectly invested in through their investments in...more

Cooley LLP

Blog - Primer: LP Governance Rights in Venture Capital Funds

Cooley LLP on

Venture capital funds are closed-ended, long duration blind pools. In the many years following closing, the fund manager is permitted to operate and invest the fund in its discretion as long as it stays within some limited...more

Cooley LLP

Blog - Primer: Carried Interest in Venture Capital Funds

Cooley LLP on

We are often asked about the prevalent market options for structuring carried interest provisions in venture capital funds. In this post, we’ll speak of mainstream venture capital funds, so to speak. Terms differ in special...more

Hogan Lovells

ESG and Fiduciary Duties

Hogan Lovells on

Doing good with other people's money. We now know that companies, investors and consumers care about ESG issues, so what does this mean for managers charged with driving investor returns? Can ESG be compatible with their...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

SEC Accredited Investor Proposal Could Yield New Product Opportunities for Private Fund Managers

On Dec. 18, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) proposed amendments to broaden the definition of “Accredited Investor” under Regulation D to cover a broader group of investors, including adding...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Going the Distance: The Expanding Lifecycles of Private Equity Funds

Troutman Pepper Locke on

The lifecycles of private equity (PE) funds are lengthening as managers continue to seek longer fundraising periods. This is due to a number of factors, including increases in due diligence and holding periods for investments...more

24 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide