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SEC Charges TZP Management Associates With Breaching Fiduciary Duty by Overcharging Management Fees to Private Funds

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Last week, TZP Management Associates, LLC (TZP), a New York-based private equity investment adviser, agreed to pay more than $680,000 in monetary relief to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

SEC charges PE firm for alleged disclosure failures related to fee offsets

On August 15, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a New York-based private equity adviser (the Firm) with breaching its fiduciary duties by failing to adequately disclose its practices regarding the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Settlement Highlights Importance of Proper Disclosure Requirements for Private Fund Managers

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On January 10, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled charges against two fund managers (collectively the “Fund Managers”) and their sole owner, chief executive office, chief compliance office, and founder...more

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MintzTech Connect: All Things Technology — January 2025

As we turn our thoughts to 2025, there is clearly significant enthusiasm in the financial world for a bust-out year in venture capital. Anecdotally, we can readily see that the number of transactions is increasing, and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ILPA Publishes Guidance on NAV Financing in Private Equity Strategies

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently issued guidance (Guidance) for limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) on the use of net asset value (NAV)-based financing facilities in private equity...more

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New SEC Private Funds Rules – What Is Happening and What You Need to Know - Troutman Pepper Podcast

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On August 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized the Private Funds Rules. Listen to Troutman Pepper Partner Genna Garver and Fairview General Counsel and Executive Vice President Amber Allen as they discuss the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

A New Era for Continuation Fund Transactions: ILPA Issues New Guidance

Challenging economic conditions have made it even more attractive for certain General Partners (GPs) to seek to maintain existing assets owned by fund vehicles. Continuation funds offer GPs a mechanism for doing this by...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SEC Identifies Additional Risk Areas from Examinations of Private Fund Advisers

On January 27, 2022, the SEC’s Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) released a risk alert (the “Risk Alert”) outlining its observations regarding compliance issues uncovered by its staff in examinations of registered investment...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The SEC is Kicking Off 2022 With a Renewed Focus on the Private Funds Industry: A Review of Recent Enforcement Actions and their...

Private funds should be prepared for increased oversight from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following a landmark year of enforcement cases. In 2021, the Commission brought 159 enforcement actions against...more

Carlton Fields

Big Changes Ahead for Private Funds? SEC Chair’s Transparent Intent

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler closed out 2021 with remarks at a recent Institutional Limited Partners Association Summit, focusing on a number of issues facing private equity and hedge funds....more

Nossaman LLP

ILPA Publishes Highly Anticipated Deal by Deal Model LPA Agreement

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The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released a Model Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) for general partners (GPs) and limited partners (LPs) structuring private fund investment transactions in October...more

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What You Need to Know About ILPA Principles 3.0

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The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently released the latest version of its principles, ILPA Principles 3.0. The updated principles provide a detailed selection of best practices for participants in the...more

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Unprecedented expectations around transparency: ILPA Principles 3.0 reflect an evolving and diverse private equity funds industry

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The third edition of the ILPA Principles was published in June 2019, replacing and updating the January 2011 second edition. Although the overall goal remains the same, one of improving the private equity industry for the...more

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SEC Chair White Complains of Poor Hedge Fund and Private Equity Practices

SEC Chair Mary Jo White recently delivered pointed remarks to a conference attended by hedge fund and private equity advisors. One portion of her remarks was directed at operational risks of private funds, such as...more

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