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On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have once again delayed the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF, moving it to October 1, 2025....more
Many secondaries players began 2025 with the anticipation that the new presidential administration might further liberalize rules around access to private equity markets. SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins and Division of Investment...more
On March 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the SEC issued a no-action letter (the “No-Action Letter”) providing new guidance on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act....more
On March 12, 2025, Latham obtained SEC Staff guidance on the use of general solicitation in private placements. The guidance unlocks the full potential of Regulation D Rule 506(c) by clarifying that issuers may satisfy the...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff issued updated FAQs regarding Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Names Rule”) on January 8, 2025. These updates reflect amendments that were adopted...more
In 2024, private funds continued to be a major focus for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with an active docket of enforcement cases and rulemaking efforts. Although we expect 2025 to include a continued...more
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
On January 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to private fund reporting rules that would increase the information required to be reported to the SEC on Form PF and the frequency of...more
On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to enhance hedge fund and private fund disclosure requirements and increase regulators’ visibility into the private funds industry....more
On November 19, 2020, U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) introduced the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act (IIOA). The IIOA, among other things, would require private funds to comply with the 10% limitation on...more
On May 1, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an intelligence bulletin warning, reported on in late July by several members of the media, concerning the use by threat actors of the “private placement of funds,...more
On June 23, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert (Risk Alert) describing common deficiencies and compliance issues for...more
Pepper is pleased to announce the release of the 2018 pfm Fees and Expenses Benchmarking Survey, produced in partnership with PEF Services and WithumSmith+Brown. The survey was launched in 2014 in response to fund managers’...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently approved a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) proposal to adopt a new regime for the regulation of electing broker-dealer firms that meet the...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has continued to scrutinize the fees and expenses charged by private equity funds to investors, as evidenced by the recent enforcement action against three private equity funds...more
1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more
SEC Proposals to Enhance Investment Company and Investment Adviser Reporting: As we went to press, the SEC commissioners announced that they had voted to approve two proposals. The first was for new and amended rules and...more
A summary of a private equity firm’s compliance obligations, a discussion of notable developments in 2014 and highlights of the SEC’s examination priorities for 2015. US federal laws and regulations, as well as the...more
The SEC continues to set its sights on certain types of funds that it believes may present a higher risk of conflict of interest and confusion in the way they are designed and marketed. After signaling earlier this year that...more