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The UK’s Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence: Private Fund Managers, Portfolio Companies, and Placement Agents

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In a previous alert titled “UK Limited Partnership Reform Becomes Law: A Practical Guide of How Best to Get Ready to Comply,” we discussed the changes to limited partnership law ushered in by the Economic Crime and Corporate...more

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Unlocking Organizational Capacity for Change: A 6Cs Framework for Private Equity Transformation and Value Creation

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In all companies, positive change creates enterprise value. For private equity and other similar investors, change is critical to value creation strategy. For these investors, change is also measured by the speed to benefit...more

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Investor Directors in the Hot Seat as Enforcement Risk Grows

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Greater focus on strong corporate governance and transparency is placing company directors in the UK and elsewhere under growing scrutiny and increased risk of individual civil and criminal liability. As new case law and...more

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Pension Consolidator Vehicles - A New Solution for PE

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Pension consolidators are emerging as an effective solution to manage defined benefit pension plan risk. As inflation soars and market uncertainty creates additional volatility for UK defined benefit pension (DB) plans,...more

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Private Equity Firms, the Healthcare Industry, and the FCA: The “Butterfly Effect” in Action?

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When Riordan, Lewis & Haden Inc. (RLH), a private equity firm, found itself ensnared in a False Claims Act (FCA) litigation for its role in a prescription drug kickback scheme orchestrated by one of its portfolio companies,...more

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No-Poach Prosecutions: A Growing Problem for Private Equity?

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Buyout firms and portfolio companies should take note of heightened scrutiny of HR and employment practices by antitrust enforcers, both in the US and in Europe. No-poach and wage-fixing agreements — arrangements between...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments Highlight Secondary Liability Risks for Private Funds

DOJ settlement signals need for enhanced False Claims Act scrutiny. Private funds continue to face heightened secondary liability risks arising from their portfolio investments....more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Spring Cleaning: Healthcare Private Equity Compliance Checklist - Important questions for every healthcare private equity firm

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Spring cleaning season has arrived! This time of year serves as the perfect opportunity to revisit your portfolio company’s healthcare compliance. The complex and ever changing healthcare regulatory and enforcement...more

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