Legal/Compliance

Trump era politics has shaken up private equity’s certainties.

A tough exit environment and retail encroachment on the industry have combined with long-standing regulatory and political skepticism to lay bare one of private equity’s rawest nerves: valuations.

The SEC wants a first look at ‘novel’ ETFs and ILPA wants a fresh look at continuation vehicles.

The new partner strengthens the firm's fund formation and secondaries capabilities following another recent addition from Fried Frank.

While AI can play an important role in compliance efforts, it’s best paired with robust human judgment, expertise and accountability, write Igor Rozenblit and James Basili of the regulatory consultancy Iron Road Partners.

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The new partner’s fund formation expertise and hands-on business and operational experience adds depth to the firm's fund formation and investment management group.

'There’s room for gaming valuations; you can drive a truck through it,' former Ontario Securities Commission leader Edward Waitzer says.

A CSC study finds LP demand for tailored SPVs is rising, but so are expectations around governance, reporting, transparency and operational oversight.

‘We tend to focus on the assets that are not doing well as a test of your protocols, a test of your procedures’ SEC Deputy Director Dan Faigus tells Private Funds CFO Network’s regulatory forum.