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SEC Formalizes and Expands Guidance Increasing Retail Access to Private Funds

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Our Investment Funds Team explains the Securities and Exchange Commission new guidance that expands retail investor access to private funds by relaxing previous restrictions....more

Blank Rome LLP

Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions, July 2025

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Recent SEC Administration Changes - SEC Names Brian Daly as Director of the Division of Investment Management - On June 10, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that Natasha Vij Greiner,...more

Walkers

Raising platforms optimising Guernsey vehicles for investment platforms and fund structuring

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The use of Guernsey umbrella structures for both regulated and unregulated investment structures has seen a notable rise over the past 18 months. Where these structures have typically been used for larger, master fund/...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Preferred Return Podcast | Balancing Act: Strategies for GPs and LPs in Today's Market

Our latest episode of “The Preferred Return” examines the often intricate dynamic between general partners (GPs) and limited partners (LPs), particularly in today’s challenging fundraising environment. Hosts Greg Norman and...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Revised Reporting of Investors on Form PF – Action Needed with Compliance Date of June 12, 2025 Around the Corner

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Form PF on February 8, 2024. The compliance date for these amendments, which was originally March 12, 2025, was extended to June 12, 2025 (the...more

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10 Things You Need To Know About… Using a Cayman Islands SPV to Structure a CLO Transaction

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Special purpose vehicles (SPVs) are commonly employed as a structuring tool in many cross-border and structured finance transactions, and collateralised loan obligation (CLO) transactions are no exception. The Cayman Islands...more

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ILPA Releases Updated Reporting Template and New Performance Templates

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Our Investment Funds Team reviews new templates from the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) for the private funds and private equity industries....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Hot Topics (and Panels) for the Fontainebleau – Sun, Sea and Securitization

Back when NAV was something that guided you to your chosen venue for the evening, the FFA conference in Miami (and earlier still, New York) was a slightly more 'NAV'igable event....more

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Growth in European Fund Finance: A Channel Islands perspective

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Access to liquidity was a central theme of 2024 in the European fund finance market. Whilst macro-economic factors suppressed demand for subscription lines, alternatives such as NAV, GP and back-leverage facilities kept many...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Fund Finance Around the World February 2025 - Around the (Fund Finance) World in Eight Topics!

With just over two weeks to go until the global fund finance community gathers in Miami, the time seems apt to revisit some topics that bankers and attorneys encounter in some commonly seen non-US fund finance jurisdictions....more

Paul Hastings LLP

ILPA Releases New Reporting and Performance Templates

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On January 22, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released an update to its 2016 Reporting Template and unveiled a new Performance Template. Together, the goal of these documents is to enhance and...more

Carey Olsen

Fund Finance Laws and Regulations 2025: Assessing Lender Risk in Fund Finance Markets (GLI chapter)

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Carey Olsen have contributed to the Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance guide by authoring a chapter on assessing lender risk in fund finance markets. As the fund finance market continues to evolve, lenders will need to...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[Podcast] R&G Dugout: Show Me the Money—Fund Formation & Management

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On this episode of the R&G Dugout podcast, Ropes & Gray asset management partners Amanda Persaud, Lindsey Goldstein, and Jon Rash explore the upsurge of private funds raising capital for investment in sports teams and...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Navigating Transfers January 2025 - Investor Transfers: Lender Considerations in an Everchanging Fund Finance Market

Although transfers by investors of their interests in a fund have always been a feature of subscription / capital call facilities, as of late, there has been a palpable uptick in investor transfers and this trend is set to...more

Proskauer - Private Market Talks Podcast

[Podcast] Private Market Talks: Unlocking the Potential of Alternative Markets with HighVista Strategies’ Raphi Schorr

Two decades ago, HighVista Strategies set out to transform alternative investing by tapping into less efficient markets in search of alpha. Today, with $11 billion under management, the firm remains at the forefront of...more

DLA Piper

IMpact: Investment Management News – September 2024

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Welcome to IMpact: Investment Management News. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers share their insights on key developments that are impacting the investment management industry....more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Latest SEC Document Request Lists: What Private Fund Managers Should be Worrying About

Many private fund managers are breathing a sigh of relief after the Fifth Circuit struck down the Private Fund Rules (check out our blog post for more information). Do not, however, assume the SEC will stop its aggressive...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Private Wealth Investors Deliver a Fundraising Boost

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In a challenging fundraising environment, private wealth investors are filling the gap, aided by investment platforms, intermediaries, and evolving legal structures. In recent years, inflationary pressures, interest rate...more

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Fifth Circuit Puts the Brakes on SEC’s Private Fund Rules: What’s Next For Private Fund Advisers

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In a continuation of recent court decisions overturning the rulemaking authority of federal agencies, a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)...more

SEC Compliance Consultants, Inc. (SEC³)

Regulatory Roundup for June 2024

Private Fund Rules Cancelled, Survey Says Marketing Rule is a Lot of Work and the Intersection of Regulation BI and Investment Adviser’s Fiduciary Duty - Welcome to our June Regulatory Roundup, where we provide you with a...more

Conyers

Structuring a Cayman Islands Closed-Ended Fund

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This article provides an overview of common structures for investment funds in the Cayman Islands. Investment funds in the Cayman Islands must be registered either under the Private Funds Act or the Mutual Funds Act,...more

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ケイマン諸島クローズドエンド型ファンドの組成

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この記事では、ケイマン諸島における一般的な投資ファンド組成に関する概要をご紹介します。 ケイマン諸島における投資ファンドは、ファンド戦略がクローズドエンド型かオープンエンド型かに応じて、プライベートファンド法またはミューチュアルファンド法のいずれかに基づいて登録されなければならないことになっています。...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Preferred Return Podcast | Spin-outs and New Fund Sponsors

Hosts Greg Norman and Abigail Reeves present another episode of “The Preferred Return” podcast, this time focusing on considerations for first time funds, including setting up a fund manager, building a team, determining fund...more

Conyers

Registering Private Funds with CIMA

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All Cayman entities that fall within the definition of “private fund” in the Private Funds Act (2021 Revision) are required to register with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA)....more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Responsible Investing and the WEF

Responsible investing (RI) has become a hot topic in private funds over the past few years. The U.S. Sustainable Investment Forum reported that in 2020, $1 of every $3 professionally managed in the United States was invested...more

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