Private Equity

Regulation

On the minds of the Future 40 lawyers

Consolidation, social impact, secondaries and changes to government policy are among the private equity trends to watch, according to our class of 2020.

5 min read · 01 April 2021

ILPA calls for minimum standards

The lobby group wants the SEC to clarify several high-level issues in private equity, including for GPs to share regulatory examination findings with LPs.

2 min read · 01 April 2021

Taking note of the new SEC valuation rule

Private funds that ignore the new SEC Rule 2a-5 do so at their own peril, says Duff & Phelps valuations expert David Larsen.

2 min read · 01 April 2021

The Irish Investment Limited Partnership: An overhaul worth waiting for

Amendments to Ireland’s limited partnership regime establish it as a leading jurisdiction for private market funds to raise and deploy capital, write Dillon Eustace partners Shane Geraghty and Derbhil O’Riordan.

7 min read · 31 March 2021

Troutman Pepper: What publicly traded securities mean for compliance

SEC-regulated entities can learn some lessons from the Reddit-linked short-squeeze and its fallout, write Troutman Pepper partners Stephanie Pindyck Costantino, Thao Le, Jay Dubow and Genna Garver.

9 min read · 31 March 2021

Why a Korean shareholder dispute could spark more buyouts

A recent fracas marks the latest in a string of negative headlines for Korean private equity, which some industry participants fear could impact dealmaking activity in the near-term.

3 min read · 15 March 2021

An ‘existential’ performance test could threaten Aussie appetites for alts

The proposed assessment for superannuation funds has drawn criticism over its use of listed indices to benchmark the performance of unlisted assets and its unusual eight-year timeframe.

8 min read · 11 March 2021

Private equity framed as a strip and flip scheme in Gensler SEC hearing

The SEC under President Biden is expected to take a more aggressive role in regulating and punishing bad practices across corporate American, including PE.

2 min read · 04 March 2021

Ex-BVCA chief: Private equity will be relieved by details of UK Budget

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech has allayed fears of a capital gains tax spike and laid out some intriguing initiatives for the industry, writes Tim Hames.

4 min read · 03 March 2021

UK Budget 2021: Tax rises could lead to a flight of private equity capital

The UK Chancellor needs to think carefully before making major changes in the Budget writes Daniel Parry, managing director in the tax team at Alvarez and Marsal Taxand UK.

4 min read · 02 March 2021

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