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On August 23, 2023, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) adopted rules and rule amendments (the “PFA Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940…
On August 23, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) adopted rules and rule amendments (the “PFA Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the…
Yesterday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) adopted rules and rule amendments (the “PFA Rules”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) that impose new requirements and obligations on investment advisers to private funds.1 The Commission’s adoption of the PFA Rules, which…
After the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) introduced the Form PF (Private Fund), which the SEC intended to serve as a tool for monitoring and assessing systemic market risks posed by private funds. Since 2011, following the Dodd-Frank Act (“Dodd-Frank”), the SEC…
Portfolio companies of venture capital and private equity funds usually motivate key executives through compensation tied to performance upon an exit. Such structures align the incentives of the fund with those of the executives but can lead to several tax issues that warrant thoughtful consideration. 280G Background Section 280G of…
Private equity funds have become major players in the professional health care delivery sector in recent years due to acquisitions of professional practices, including physician practices, senior living facilities and the like. Such activity has attracted attention from regulators, policymakers and the public, with a particular focus on impacts on…
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