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UK carried interest regime: draft legislation confirms scope and conditions

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On 21 July 2025, the UK Government published draft legislation for the new UK carried interest regime, which is expected to come into effect from 6 April 2026. As previously announced, the draft legislation provides for...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Thurston Closes New Fund With $211 Million

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Thurston Group has announced the close of a new fund. The fund — Thurston Fund III — closed at $211 million. It was oversubscribed....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Negotiating Economics: What are the Different Advantages of Co-Investment for GPs and LPs?

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GPs are increasingly exploring formalised co-investment structures in a bid to secure management fees and carried interest. Co-investment activity has increased fivefold over the past two decades, hitting a record $33.2...more

DarrowEverett LLP

SEC Could Broaden Path to Private Equity Fund of Funds Investment

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Since the enactment of the Investment Company Act 85 years ago, the asset management industry has grown from $2 billion in assets to more than $39 trillion in assets. Under existing Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)...more

Mayer Brown

UK Regulatory Update Asset Management Sector - Quarterly Newsletter Q2 - 2025

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FCA finalises rules for PISCES – new secondary private stock market – On 10 June 2025, the FCA issued its final rules for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange ("PISCES"). PISCES is a new type of private...more

A&O Shearman

Global trends in private markets: Spotlight on the Middle East 2025

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The global private markets landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by rapid growth, heightened competition, and a wave of innovation that is reshaping investment strategies and fund structures. Private...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

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

McGuireWoods LLP

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: VeraNorth Launches Fund, Acquires RN Express

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VeraNorth Capital Management has announced the launch of VeraNorth Healthcare Private Equity Fund....more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Seward & Kissel Seed Investments Study Highlights Shift Toward Illiquid Strategies

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Our 2024 observation period indicated an extension of a number of trends in investment fund seeding transactions that we have been tracking for more than a decade. First, institutional seeders continued to represent an...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Debt by Design, June 2025 - Permitted Indebtedness

Before a subscription lender can enter into a subscription credit facility with a fund, the subscription lender will need to review the limited partnership agreement (“LPA”) of such fund to confirm the LPA allows for...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Three Risks to Monitor in Private Credit

Private credit has become an essential source of financing globally, with fund sponsors enjoying strong demand from borrowers, market participants, and investors.  However, as the industry’s “golden age” continues, regulatory...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

BDC Facts & Stats - June 2025

In recent years, non-bank lending to private equity-owned, small- and middle-market companies has increased significantly. Within this growing sector, private and non-traded BDCs have outperformed other non-bank lenders in...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FUNDamentals — June 2025

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Tax Court’s Decision in Soroban—Potential SECA Tax Implications for Management Fee Income

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Tax Court issued its decision in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) (“Soroban”), holding that “limited partners” of a management company organized as a Delaware limited...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

The Limited Partner Exclusion From Self-Employment Tax – But Who Is A Limited Partner?

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An Agency Under Siege - The mission statement of the IRS reminds taxpayers that it is their responsibility to understand and meet their tax obligations, while it is the role of the IRS to “enforce the [tax] law with...more

Kilpatrick

The Ninth Circuit Rejects Plaintiffs’ Challenge to 401(k) Investments in Private Equity

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On May 22, 2025, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to reject a class action lawsuit brought against fiduciaries of Intel defined contribution retirement plans that challenged the plan managers’ decision...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The One Big Beautiful Bill: Initial Analysis of Key Provisions for Investment Funds and Sponsors

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On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Tax Bill). The Tax Bill proposes amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) that...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Independent Sponsor Series – Capital Provider Spotlight: A Conversation with Paul Moffatt of Encore One (Part Two)

To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly – a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team –...more

Cooley LLP

Driving Business Growth Through Investment Funds: Analyses and Practical Insights for Chinese Biotechs

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Over the past few years, we have been deeply engaged in – and have closely observed – the rapid growth of Chinese biotech companies. Despite a challenging market environment, these companies have continued to make remarkable...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to Urge SEC to Rethink Private Fund 15% Threshold

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On May 19, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Chairman Paul Atkins delivered prepared remarks before the SEC Speaks Conference hosted by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI). In his remarks, Atkins...more

BCLP

Proposed Reform of UK Regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers

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The Treasury (HMT) launched a consultation and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a call for input in April 2025 kick-starting a review of the UK’s regulatory regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Update: SEC Approves Additional Flexibility for Co-Investment Relief for BDCs and Closed-End Funds that Previously Obtained...

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On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued an order granting Franklin Square's ("FS") exemptive relief application (the "FS Application") permitting certain business development companies...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Emerging Manager Spotlight: Josh Koplewicz of Thayer Street Partners

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The interview below is part of a series from the McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Program featuring impressive emerging managers. The McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Program supports emerging managers throughout the most critical...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Legal Lingo: Liquid or Illiquid? Open or Closed? Navigating Fund Structures

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Being an aspiring commercial lawyer often means being confronted by complex, often abstract, concepts leading to an often impenetrable wall of jargon for students and trainees. Next up in our Legal Lingo series, which we've...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HM Treasury and the FCA Consult on Proposed Changes to the UK Regulatory Regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers

On 7 April 2025, the United Kingdom’s HM Treasury opened a consultation (the Consultation) on proposals to streamline the regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). Alongside the Consultation, the...more

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