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New Year, Similar Concerns: The FCA's 2025 Priorities for UK Private Fund Managers

Goodwin on 3/3/2025

On 26 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a portfolio letter (Letter) explaining its supervision priorities for the asset management and alternatives portfolios....more

Sanctions Considerations for Private Equity Firms – a few practical tips

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance on 10/11/2024

Private equity firms could face significant sanctions risks when doing business with entities connected to sanctioned jurisdictions (such as Russia)...more

Big-Ticket Fines and Veil-Piercing Cases Raise Portfolio Company Liability Risks for PE Parents

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/30/2019

How can private equity firms identify and mitigate inherited liability risk from vulnerable portfolio companies? Ongoing big ticket regulatory fines coupled with high profile corporate veil cases indicate that private...more

Private equity funds and liability for human rights impacts: the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court's decision in...

Hogan Lovells on 5/16/2019

Could private equity funds be liable for human rights breaches by a portfolio company? A recent decision by the UK Supreme Court increases the likelihood of this outcome. This blog looks at the judgment in Vedanta Resources...more

The UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 and Supply Chain Transparency: The Impact on Private Investment Funds

Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/27/2016

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is new legislation introduced in the UK with the intention of combatting slavery and human trafficking. Continuing the trend for legislation to have extra-territorial reach, as illustrated by the...more

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