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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In Our Back to School Era, August 2025 - Examining a Fund Finance Lawyer’s Role as a Teacher

While the weather is still very much feeling like it is the dog days of summer, many students went back to school this past week.  A new school year is an exciting time for students, parents and teachers alike. As we...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

European Private Equity Market Recap – H1 2025

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Deal activity: Deal count has picked up through the first half of 2025, up 2% compared to the same period last year but still down 7% from H2 2024. With geopolitical tensions, investors and analysts alike are forecasting...more

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Half of private investment funds set hurdle rates at 8% but rates differ by asset class and strategy

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Private equity funds show the least variation, with 80% of PE funds setting hurdle rates at 8%. Real estate funds are almost as likely to set rates at 7% or 9% as 8%....more

A&O Shearman

Relationships Shine During a Recession

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This isn’t the first time—and it certainly won’t be the last—that private equity firms are bracing for an economic downturn. Although private equity firms usually earn their best returns after a recession, only the most...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Continuation Funds: A Growing Trend

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A Tool for Portfolio Management - While the secondaries market has traditionally provided opportunities for limited partners to exit from private equity funds, there has been an increase in General Partner (GP)-led...more

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Federal Reserve Proposes New Supervisory Framework for Certain Holding Companies Engaged in Insurance Activities

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In This Issue. The Board of the Governors of the Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve) proposed a new supervisory framework for certain holding companies engaged in insurance activities; the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...more

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How the Proposed Amendments to Form PF Would Affect Private Fund Sponsors

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On January 27th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments to the Form PF that would (i) introduce new “current reports” for (a) “large hedge fund advisers” with respect to “qualifying hedge...more

Benesch

U.S. Private Equity: 2021 Market Outlook

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This year should combine both commercial opportunities and regulatory risks for private equity. Deal multiples are high and will probably stabilize or continue to go a little higher given the combined effect of a scarcity of...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] PEER Series - What Private Equity Wants to Know About PIPEs - August 20th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm ET

As recent volatile markets have necessitated diversification in transaction and financing structures, private investment in public equity (PIPE) transactions have been on the rise, with sponsors increasingly considering these...more

K&L Gates LLP

COVID-19: Private Equity Sponsors - Navigating Fundraising and Fund-Level Matters in Challenging Times

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The private equity industry has seen substantial growth and success since the global financial crisis of 2008. For the first time in over a decade, private equity sponsors are now entering what may be an extended period of...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Management Fee – You Are Always On My Mind

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This Q&A attempts to answer some questions that may be on the mind of private equity sponsors who are nervous about the reactions of their LPs to the current crisis. Can our LPs terminate our fund? You need to check...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ILPA Publishes Model Limited Partnership Agreement Applying Principles 3.0

On October 30, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) published a comprehensive, Delaware-law based European style "fund as a whole" waterfall Model Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) that can be used to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Podcast: Akin Gump Post-Funds Conference Report

In this episode, Akin Gump investment management partners Kelli Moll and Stephen Vine report on the firm’s recent New York Private Investment Funds Conference, the topics covered from the dais and the hot topics going into...more

King & Spalding

Navigating Private Equity Fund Limitations for Energy Infrastructure-Focused Investments

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Energy infrastructure funds have emerged as a class of funds that offer investors the potential for long-term stable returns, as well as downside protection through the asset class’s inflation-hedging characteristics. An...more

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment

Fund Restructurings: How to Navigate a Conflict-Rich Environment

The number of private equity fund restructurings is likely to rise in the coming years. The current economic expansion will inevitably come to an end (at 87 months and counting, this expansion is already the third longest...more

Benesch

Make Room for the Independent Sponsor

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It’s no secret that it has become more difficult for traditional private equity firms to raise captive funds. In fact, California Public Employees’ Retirement System is looking to further reduce its number of private equity...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Co-Investments: Positives and Pitfalls

The popularity and number of co-investments has been on the rise. Co-investment opportunities are seen by investors as more unique, lower-cost alternatives to typical private equity fund investments. For fund sponsors,...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

Managing Litigation Risk: Critical Questions for Private Equity Professionals Serving on Portfolio Company Boards

Private equity funds, and individuals affiliated with fund sponsors, are increasingly being named as defendants in lawsuits involving their portfolio companies. This litigation risk arises most frequently where a fund...more

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