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International News Spotlight on Private Equity and Private Wealth with Merrick White
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Digital Health Trends Shaping 2021: Prioritizing Diversity & Striving for Greater Representation
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Dark Side of the Moon
Fund secondaries transactions have grown enormously over the last 20 years or so. Recently, funds have been under pressure to return capital to investors in the context of a range of market constraints on traditional exit...more
A majority of private fund managers set the clawback limit at 25%, but they calculate the clawback differently depending on fund type. Limited partner (LP) clawback provisions enable fund managers to call back previously...more
On May 28, 2025, in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) (“Soroban II”), the Tax Court held the active role of limited partners in a fund manager caused them to fail to qualify as “limited partners”...more
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
The latest chapter in the IRS attack on the use of a self-employment tax exception by fund managers came in the form of another Tax Court opinion last month in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (“Soroban II”) The...more
McGuireWoods welcomed more than 1,200 emerging managers and limited partners (LPs) to The Ritz‑Carlton Dallas for the annual Emerging Manager Conference — the cornerstone of the firm’s Emerging Manager Program and preeminent...more
On May 28th, the U.S. Tax Court issued a decision in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) holding that all of the income allocable to the partnership’s limited partners (not just the amount...more
For those that are not aware, Liverpool Football Club have now officially won their record equalling 20th English league football title. For the benefit of non-fans of association football or soccer (“soccer” of course...more
Carey Olsen have contributed to the Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance guide by authoring a chapter on assessing lender risk in fund finance markets. As the fund finance market continues to evolve, lenders will need to...more
Guernsey has long been one of the world's premier jurisdictions for investment funds - There are a number of advantages for using Guernsey as a jurisdiction, including the wide variety of company and limited partnership...more
Master-series funds are definitely not on our desks on a daily basis; however, they do arise from time to time, and certainly as transactions are becoming more and more bespoke. Care should be taken by lenders when lending to...more
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
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
On November 28, 2023, the Tax Court held that limited partners in state law limited partnerships cannot automatically rely on Section 1402(a)(13) of the Self-Employment Contributions Act (“SECA”) to exclude their distributive...more
Memorandum to our Investment Management Clients and Friends - The United States Tax Court recently issued a ruling (the “Ruling”) pertaining to the possible exclusion of a limited partner’s distributive share of income...more
Recent years have seen significant growth and innovation in the fund finance industry — and, with an increase in the number and complexity of products in the market, it has become commonplace for industry publications and...more
It is no secret that fund managers are becoming increasingly resourceful in their efficient use of leverage in the net asset value (“NAV”) space of the fund finance market (see Financial Times article). What we have seen...more
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
Most clients we work with have gotten the letter from time to time: “Hi, our firm is acting as agent for Institution X, one of your limited partners, who are selling a portfolio of interests in venture capital funds.” The...more
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
On December 13, 2018, legislation was passed implementing amendments to the Excise Tax Act (Canada) (the “ETA”) first announced in September 2017 affecting GST/HST on management and administrative services provided to private...more
The use of subscription lines to cover capital calls has evolved from short term bridge facilities (generally paid off within 90 days) into longer term facilities used by fund managers for cash management and greater...more
In crafting current fund investments, investors have negotiated with fund managers for greater transparency, more efficiency and more egalitarianism. Navigating these issues necessarily becomes the priority for any GP’s list...more