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ERISA Withdrawal Liability: Uncertainty Remains Regarding Private Equity Entities’ Status as ‘Employers’

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Under ERISA’s multiemployer pension plan provisions (the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1974 or MPPAA), an employer who withdraws from a multiemployer pension plan normally is liable for withdrawal liability....more

White & Case LLP

In Limited Ruling, Sun Funds Avoid Liability for Portfolio Company Pension Obligations

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First Circuit: Two affiliated funds did not form an implied partnership liable for pension obligations of a portfolio company, but private equity funds can still be subject to controlled group pension liability...more

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Investment Funds: Sun Capital Reversal Offers Important Takeaways Regarding Portfolio Company Pension Liabilities

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The First Circuit reverses a lower court decision and finds two Sun Capital private equity funds are not liable for portfolio company’s pension plan liabilities under ERISA. On November 22, 2019, the United States Court of...more

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First Circuit Rules That Private Equity Funds Are Not Responsible For Portfolio Company Withdrawal Liability

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a long-awaited decision with significant impact for the private equity industry, in Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund, the United States Court of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Sun Capital Decision Reverses Lower Court's Ruling That Funds Are Liable for a Portfolio Company's Withdrawal Liability

The First Circuit, however, disagreed with the lower court. Analyzing the multi-factor test for establishing partnership status under federal tax court precedent and noting the lack of other formal guidance from regulators or...more

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