Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission’s ruling with JAB Consumer Partners is a signal of the ways in which regulatory probes into private equity could shake out in practice.

Private fund managers are considering putting sanctions-related language in their fund documents to protect themselves from investor complaints and potential litigation down the road.

The law firm was engaged by industry body SIFMA and published a searing response to the US regulator's proposed rules governing private funds.

As the economy turns downward and the rationale behind GP-led deals changes, the SEC’s fairness opinion mandate could be a good thing for the secondaries market.

Increasing disclosure expectations will require fund administrators and GPs to level up on tech, write Hannah Roberts and Louise Fordham

The fast-approaching implementation of the SEC’s new marketing rule has compliance teams asking a lot of questions about how to stay in bounds, while managing cultural changes within their firms.

LPs will blame compliance officers for cybersecurity breaches and close calls, even if they caused them.

The rules regarding special treatment for some LPs over others could be more eloquently crafted and should rely more on disclosure than prohibition, according to CIO Andrew Palmer.

Elimination of preferred treatment could even the playing field but have other consequences.

New SEC proposals on cybersecurity will mean private equity firms must improve how they address cyber-threats.