Conversation with Former SEC Chief Economist Dr. Jessica Wachter on Investment Management Rulemaking at the Commission – PE Pathways
The Preferred Return Podcast | Balancing Act: Strategies for GPs and LPs in Today's Market
[Podcast] Private Market Talks: Unlocking the Potential of Alternative Markets with HighVista Strategies’ Raphi Schorr
The Preferred Return Podcast | Spin-outs and New Fund Sponsors
Business Better Podcast Episode: Investing in Consumer Brands – A Conversation with SBJ Capital
New SEC Private Funds Rules – What Is Happening and What You Need to Know - Troutman Pepper Podcast
PLI's inSecurities Podcast - Alternative Asset Managers in the Crosshairs
PLI's inSecurities Podcast - Compliance and Enforcement Considerations for Private Funds & RIAs
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 133: What’s Driving the Shift Toward Renewable Energy? with Paul Kaufman and Ben Huffman
Challenges for Infrastructure Projects in the Current Environment
Investment Management and Private Funds Roundtable – June 2020
Investment Management and Private Funds Roundtable: TALF 2020 and PPP Update
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The SEC’s proposed accredited investor definition
Protecting Intellectual Property - Investment Management Roundtable Discussion
Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – Private fund regulatory developments
Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Personal Estate Planning
Podcast: Private Funds Update: The UK Stewardship Code 2020
Podcast: Private Fund Regulatory Update – Network and Cloud Storage
Podcast: Private Fund Regulatory Update: Post-U.S. Government Shutdown
Podcast: Keeping Up with Recent Changes and Trends in Private Fund Regulation
Wilson Sonsini is pleased to present the Q1 2025 edition of The Entrepreneurs Report. We’ve compiled a range of data on venture, convertible note, and SAFE financing transactions in which the firm was involved during the...more
A lot of attention and press has been given to market volatility this year, including its impact on the fund finance industry. There is at least one sector of the fund finance industry that stands to benefit from this...more
SEC Clarifies Marketing Rule, Warms up to Crypto and Private Placements under 506(c), and Backs off Form SHO; Latest Lessons from EXAMS: Duty of Care and Risk Identification Failures - Welcome to our February and March 2025...more
On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter providing a new safe harbor for Rule 506(c) offerings, which may enable broader public outreach and...more
Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs), which invest in qualifying small businesses in the United States, are eligible to receive Small Business Administration (SBA)-guaranteed debentures at favorable rates to finance...more
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
Regulatory clarity in the digital assets and crypto space continues to be a moving target. Yet, the interest among policymakers and regulators worldwide has never been more pronounced. In the United States, 2024 was a pivotal...more
The international accounting firm RSM recently published a white paper/client alert regarding outsourcing private equity fund administration. This article raises very interesting points. As firms that focus on the private...more
Securitization of sublines continues to be the hottest of hot topics in fund finance. Whether it could be done, how to do it, and how to overcome certain real and perceived challenges were topics of countless articles and...more
On 21 November 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Court) ruled against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in two separate cases, vacating its rule which expanded the definition of...more
The incoming Trump administration will bring significant changes to regulatory policy as it relates to the asset management industry, and private funds, in particular...more
In the SEC’s burst of settlements at the end of its fiscal year, one case about the potential misuse of material nonpublic inside information (“MNPI”) shows just how far down in the weeds it is willing to go to prevent...more
Our investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in Bermuda, addressing the recent statistics from Q2 2024 published by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "BMA") as well as the...more
On September 3, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced settled charges against Galois Capital Management LLC (“Galois”), a Florida-based former registered investment adviser, for failing to...more
Executive Summary - Over the last several years, a need has arisen in the fund finance market, which caters to private equity, venture capital, family offices, and other investment funds (“Funds”) and their sponsors, for...more
A fund primarily engaged in investing or trading in securities must register under the Investment Company Act, unless it falls under an exception to the definition of investment company. The exceptions are listed in Section...more
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The adopting release...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers. Quick Take: The SEC recently reopened the comment period for proposed rule changes that would amend and redesignate Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act (the “Current Custody...more
This Webinar aims to provide some practical advice regarding Generative AI (“Gen AI”) and the issues its presents for private fund managers related to securities law and compliance. To the presenters, this is an dynamic time...more
Welcome to March’s edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month’s edition features comments on the recent Spring Budget together with a summary of some recent case law involving VAT due on services provided to ex-VAT group...more
On the heels of record-breaking enforcement in 2022, expect continued aggressive pursuit of Chair Gensler’s priorities in 2023. The SEC will continue to bring its considerable resources to bear to address ESG-related...more
Private investment funds and advisers are likely to face new regulatory challenges and increased litigation risks in 2017, not only because of a change in the administration, but also because many advisers have not corrected...more
Registered investment advisers (RIAs) are required to review their policies and procedures on at least an annual basis. As an aid to the required review and to assist with timely completion of required compliance tasks, below...more
When the Securities and Exchange Commission lifted the ban on general solicitation and general advertising for private offerings of securities, can marketing blitzes on Twitter and other social media sites be far behind?...more
In a recent speech given to the ABA Trading and Markets Subcommittee, David W. Blass (Chief Counsel of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets) focused on a number of activities commonly conducted by private fund advisers...more