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)
Our Investment Funds Team reviews new templates from the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) for the private funds and private equity industries....more
In a challenging fundraising environment, private wealth investors are filling the gap, aided by investment platforms, intermediaries, and evolving legal structures. In recent years, inflationary pressures, interest rate...more
Private equity funds show the least variation, with 80% of PE funds setting hurdle rates at 8%. Real estate funds are almost as likely to set rates at 7% or 9% as 8%....more
This isn’t the first time—and it certainly won’t be the last—that private equity firms are bracing for an economic downturn. Although private equity firms usually earn their best returns after a recession, only the most...more
A Tool for Portfolio Management - While the secondaries market has traditionally provided opportunities for limited partners to exit from private equity funds, there has been an increase in General Partner (GP)-led...more
From February 23 – March 18th Proskauer will host its second annual Private Credit Summit. This interactive virtual event will bring together leaders in the Private Credit industry, including lenders, private equity firms,...more
This year should combine both commercial opportunities and regulatory risks for private equity. Deal multiples are high and will probably stabilize or continue to go a little higher given the combined effect of a scarcity of...more
As recent volatile markets have necessitated diversification in transaction and financing structures, private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions have been on the rise, with sponsors increasingly considering these...more
Given the current market volatility resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, many fund sponsors are seeking additional sources of capital to protect and/or enhance their investment portfolios. There are many circumstances in...more
The private equity industry has seen substantial growth and success since the global financial crisis of 2008. For the first time in over a decade, private equity sponsors are now entering what may be an extended period of...more
Our law firm, Pepper Hamilton, regularly advises prospective private equity and hedge fund managers on the various legal structure options associated with launching a new private investment fund. In our experience, first-time...more