The Preferred Return Podcast | Balancing Act: Strategies for GPs and LPs in Today's Market
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 495: Listen and Learn -- Partnership Liability
What happens when a majority owner makes a bad-faith capital call?
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Private Equity Roundtable Discussion with Hamilton Lane - Getting the Band Together: Club Deals & Co-Investment Fundraising Are on the Rise (Video C)
Private Equity Roundtable Discussion with Hamilton Lane - Getting the Band Together: Club Deals & Co-Investment Fundraising Are on the Rise (Video B)
PE Roundtable Discussion With Hamilton Lane - Getting the Band Together: Club Deals and Co-Investment Fundraising Are on the Rise (Video A)
THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR PART III
THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR
Fundraising Trends in Private Equity for GPs and LPs
Podcast: Fund Subscription Facilities: Key Considerations for Limited Partners
Lawyers on Tap: Tap Tips for Entity Formation and Taxation
Secondaries – and continuation vehicles, in particular – is proving to be a useful tool for both sponsors and investors. Depending on the value remaining in a particular asset or portfolio of assets, many investors in the...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
Our latest episode of “The Preferred Return” examines the often intricate dynamic between general partners (GPs) and limited partners (LPs), particularly in today’s challenging fundraising environment. Hosts Greg Norman and...more
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
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
As deals increase in complexity, and ownership structures are oftentimes opaque and obfuscated, it is important to be mindful of CFIUS’s continued stance of requesting identities of Limited Partners (LPs) in transactions...more
Upon the occurrence of a key person event, a suspension period is typically triggered, during which the fund is not able to make new investments. In a previous article, we analyzed the average length of the suspension period...more
The secondary market for limited partner interests in venture capital funds has witnessed robust growth in recent years as an increasing number of existing venture fund investors seek an early exit from their positions for...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
Delaware remains the most popular jurisdiction for the domestic formation of private equity and venture capital funds (a “Fund”) as either a limited partnership or limited liability company. In fact, 54.8% of the deals...more
Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more
ファンドの 投資家 がファンドに対して償還 請求権を有するオープンエンド型ファンドは、 流動性 のある 資産に投資するヘッジファンド等ファンド に適している一方、プライベートエクイティ、ベンチャーキャピタル、不動産等の非流動資産に投資するファンドは、投資が実現するまでにより多くの時間を必要とし、クローズドエンド型ストラクチャーが適しています。...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
As we enter back-to-school season and look forward to FFA U this fall, we thought a back-to-basics primer on the limited partnership agreement (the “LPA”), which is the legal and credit cornerstone of our product, would be...more
As private equity (PE) dealmaking heated up in the past decade, limited partners (LPs) sought to gain even more exposure to the asset class. Simultaneously, general partners (GPs) at PE firms began to band together more than...more
Most limited partners (“Investors”) in a private equity fund (“Fund”) understand the basics of the collateral package in connection with a subscription credit facility, which typically involves a pledge by a Fund and its...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
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
Negotiating market price, fund economics, management and other investors, documents, and approvals are key to leveraging fund-to-fund transfers. Following significant fundraising activity, sponsors have substantial capital...more