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Asia Private Capital: Second-Quarter Data and Trends

Two quarters in, Asia's private capital market appears as uncertain as ever. Last year, we repeatedly heard two mantras. First, Asia's private capital market would grow at substantial rates and, second, that GP...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

An Introduction to Rated Note Feeders

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In today’s evolving investment landscape, institutional investors are increasingly seeking innovative structures that align with regulatory requirements while maximizing returns. One such structure gaining traction is the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FUNDamentals Market Update – What’s Happening In Today’s Market?

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“The most recent development in the registered investment funds space has been the long-awaited movement toward the SEC granting dual share class ETF exemptive relief. This will be a significant catalyst for growth in...more

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Changes in fundraising trends: Considerations for Guernsey funds

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Fundraising in the global investment space has undergone a significant shift in recent years driven by a range of factors, among them: evolving investor preferences as new generations of investors come through, technological...more

Morgan Lewis

Navigating the New Era of Private Equity and Institutional Capital in Sports Investing: Key Takeaways

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As institutional capital floods into sports, investors are navigating a rapidly changing landscape where traditional financial models don’t always apply. At the 2025 Moorad Symposium, global sports industry practice co-chairs...more

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Evolving Landscape of Secondary Transactions in Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast

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In this episode of PE Pathways, Thao Le and Stephanie Pindyck Costantino discuss the evolving landscape of secondary transactions in the private equity market. They highlight the significant growth in secondary transactions,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2025 ESG + Sustainability Predictions

In 2024, challenges to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives in the United States proliferated internationally. This proved true, even as Europe promoted additional ESG and climate/social...more

Paul Hastings LLP

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

Latham & Watkins LLP

Private Wealth Investors Deliver a Fundraising Boost

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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

Blank Rome LLP

Part 3: Separate Accounts and CFTC Regulation §1.44—Different Views of the Same Situation

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This is the next installment of our multi-part series on the February 20 proposal by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) in respect of proposed CFTC Regulation §1.44 (the “Proposed Rule”)....more

Goodwin

FINRA Proposes to Add ‘Knowledgeable Employees’ to Category of Persons Who May Receive Projections and Targeted Returns Under Rule...

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This amendment builds on FINRA’s recent willingness to relax the prohibition on the use of projections and targeted returns in the marketing materials broker-dealers deliver to institutional investors and qualified...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Institutional Investors, Investment Funds, and ESG

Recently, we have been witnessing a trend among institutional investors of preferring investment funds that take ESG (environmental, social and governance) considerations into account. ESG considerations lead to investments...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Business Better Podcast Episode: Investing in Consumer Brands – A Conversation with SBJ Capital

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In this episode, we’re joined by Porter Hall, a Principal at SBJ Capital. SBJ Capital is a private investment firm with a focus on lower middle-market consumer, business services, and healthcare services companies. They...more

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REIT reform in the UK - further modernisation

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The Government has announced a further series of proposed changes to the UK REIT rules as part of the wider review of the UK funds regime and published draft legislation. This third set of changes are earmarked for...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israeli Institutional Investors and Transfer Rights

When an institutional investor in Israel invests in an investment fund, it must comply with regulations set in the Supervision of Financial Services Regulations. In particular instances, the manner funds manage their affairs...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Code Update: Get Ready March 2023 | Issue No. 214 - The MassMutual Transition to Barings: A Conversation with Phillip Titolo and...

As we reported last week in Fund Finance Friday, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) and Barings, one of the world’s leading investment managers and subsidiary of MassMutual, announced plans to...more

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ELTIF Reform: A Milestone in the Development of an EU Private Fund Structure for Accessing Wholesale Markets

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The European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), a collective investment framework for both professional and retail investors looking to invest in long-term assets, has been available to EU managers since December 2015. ...more

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Germany Introduces New Rules on Crypto Funds

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Germany has introduced a new regulation on crypto fund units (Verordnung über Kryptofondsanteile - KryptoFAV), that allows fund managers to issue fund units on an electronic instead of a physical basis. The new rules come...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

ESG Funds Must Tread Carefully as Russia Sanctions Bite

The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by a revanchist Russia continues to dominate headlines as the war enters its second month. While the sometimes-terrible choices facing those living in the conflict zone are unparalleled,...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The Expanding Green Horizon: EU and UK ESG Regulatory Considerations and Developments for 2022

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The fund and asset management industry has been more focused on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues in the last two years than it has been in, perhaps, the last decade....more

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PE Goes Gaming

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Despite certain regulatory and challenges, PE buyers will likely see more investment opportunities in the gaming industry. The global gaming market reached a valuation of US$135.8 billion in 2020, accounting for a staggering...more

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Promoting UK funds – improving the tax treatment of asset holding companies in the UK

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As part of an initiative to promote UK funds the government is proposing a beneficial new tax regime for asset holding companies (AHC) in investment fund structures. This is intended to make the UK a more competitive location...more

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Promoting UK funds - potential reform of the UK REIT regime

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As part of an initiative to promote UK funds the government is consulting on changes to the UK REIT regime. These changes are intended to make the UK REIT regime more attractive and simpler....more

Allen Matkins

Forming Your First Real Estate Fund

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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in seismic shifts to the real estate industry over the last year. Shifting preferences and governmental restrictions severely impacted retail, hospitality and commodity office asset classes....more

TransPerfect Legal

The Effects of the 2020 Election on Antitrust Merger Clearance

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On October 20, 2020, TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) hosted an inaugural conference on recent developments in antitrust clearance and merger enforcement proceedings. This article is the first of a three-part series...more

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