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On July 22, 2025, two new bills – the Developing and Empowering Our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2025 (DEAL Act) and the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2025 (ICAN Act)1 – advanced out of the US House Financial...more
If you’re starting out as a new firm and raising your first fund (or special purpose vehicle), there are a few securities laws principles that you’ll need to become familiar with. This post is intended to provide a quick...more
Who may be interested: Boards of Directors, Investment Advisers, Compliance Staff - Quick Take: The SEC proposed Rule 3c-7 under the 1940 Act, which would inflation adjust the dollar threshold for a fund to meet the...more
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted sweeping changes to the regulatory regime that governs private investment funds – hedge funds and private equity funds. The Aug. 23, 2023, changes are the...more
As the private equity (“PE”) and venture capital (“VC”) funds industry grows and matures in Asia, managers are increasingly looking to market interests in their funds to U.S.-based investors. However, many Asia-based managers...more
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I never find it boring to review the investment adviser exemptions for private fund managers. Apparently, I am not the only one since this is a question we frequently field. Initially, private fund manager investment...more