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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, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), via a No Action Letter, issued interpretive guidance clarifying what constitutes “reasonable steps” issuers can take to verify purchasers’ accredited investor...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
Investec’s latest Secondaries Report, Charting a course for further growth is out now. It’s packed with the latest insights on the secondaries market and explores the exceptional performance over the last year, despite deep...more
Venture and private equity funds that own equity securities of public companies may have numerous Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing requirements, including filings based on the size of the holdings of a...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 May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt certain amendments (Final Amendments) to Form PF reporting requirements. Form PF is a confidential, regulatory reporting form filed by SEC-registered...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted, on a 3-2 vote, amendments to Form PF requiring certain current event reporting for Large Hedge Fund Advisers (as defined below), certain quarterly...more
On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted important amendments to Form PF, the systemic risk reporting form for private fund advisers registered with the SEC, that would require (i) new...more
On February 9, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“IAA”) to regulate advisers to private funds. One set of the proposed rules is intended to...more
Private equity funds could find themselves with much greater logistical reporting burdens if the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed amendments to Form PF are finalized. Our Securities Group and Investment...more
Takeaways - The record level of M&A in 2021 was widely dispersed across industries and was driven by the strategic needs of companies to add technology and adapt to the pandemic, and was supported by strong markets. ...more
On August 19, hedge fund magnate Bill Ackman released a letter to shareholders announcing plans to potentially unwind the SPAC he launched last year, Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. (Tontine), in response to a...more
Valuation practices will continue to be the subject of disputes. Particularly in times of economic disruption and market volatility, buyers and sellers are more likely to have substantial differences of opinions on valuation,...more
This yearly report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the hedge fund and private equity spaces, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...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 August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced several changes to the “accredited investor” definition, adding new categories of the eligible individual and corporate candidates for private...more
On October 22, 2020, the SEC entered an order against a private equity fund adviser (that is also an exempt reporting adviser) for failing to accurately discount management fees as described in a managed fund’s limited...more
The valuation of private equity investments has recently garnered greater marketplace attention, and the SEC is updating its guidance on these valuations for the first time in 50 years. Managing Director Paul Legoudes and...more
The US Department of Labor (DOL) issued an information letter in June 2020 indicating that, in limited circumstances, it will allow defined contribution retirement plans (such as 401(k) plans) to indirectly invest in private...more
The SEC issued an order imposing sanctions against private equity adviser Rialto Capital Management, LLC (“Rialto”) for violations of the Advisors Act relating to expense allocation. The settlement addressed Rialto’s...more
On June 23, 2020, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examination (OCIE) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a risk alert (Risk Alert) that highlighted certain compliance deficiencies observed by...more
Private equity fund managers need to develop reliable valuation processes and procedures when conducting fair value analyses in support of their investments to allow for a seamless review by independent auditors....more
This may be private equity’s golden age, a time when firms are raising record sums and are poised to pour that capital—more than a trillion dollars, by some accounts—into investments across a host of industries. Originally...more
Co-investment is a major topic in the private equity industry these days. General partners of private equity funds are faced with more and more demand from investors for co-investment opportunities or, at a minimum, the...more