Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – Private fund regulatory developments
Podcast: Credit Funds: Compliance Considerations for Valuation
Ropes & Gray’s PEP Talk: General Solicitation by Private Equity Funds Under 506(c)
One of the most talked about topics in asset management is the possibility of offering Mutual Fund and ETF Classes in the same Fund. It appears that Funds may obtain the Relief necessary to offer these Share Classes in the...more
Our Investment Funds Team reviews new templates from the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) for the private funds and private equity industries....more
In June, California approved amendments to its October 2023 law, Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies (California VC Diversity Law). The California VC Diversity Law requires covered venture capital...more
As private equity (PE) firms and financial sponsors of all varieties look for ways to generate liquidity in today’s economic climate, partial exits are becoming a tool that some firms leverage to provide returns to investors....more
On February 6, 2024, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an updated FAQ with respect to the Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act). This FAQ...more
One portion of the National Defense Authorization Act creates a federal beneficial ownership registry, with reporting requirements for corporations, LLCs and “other similar entities.” The Corporate Transparency Act creates...more
The list of events for which 2020 will be remembered continues to grow and we are only two thirds of the way through the year. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have come into focus in the financial community,...more
The amendments will become effective on January 4, 2021, with earlier compliance permitted. The amendments focus on providing material financial and non-financial information regarding guarantees and other credit...more
The fund finance market has continued to grow at a fast pace in recent years. Increased demand by fund sponsors for fund-related financings has led to a large influx of new lenders. In trying to maintain or gain market share,...more
The recent SEC subpoena of a fund sponsor for additional information concerning how it calculates internal rates of return ("IRRs") indicates that investment performance disclosure, and specifically the calculation of IRRs,...more