Legal/Compliance

Distribution and negotiation are two key aspects in the economic provisions of any limited partnership agreement. Howard Beber, Scott Jones and Andrew Shore of Proskauer lay out the terminology.

A survey by our sister publication Buyouts Insider and Gen II found expertise in similar funds and firms was crucial.

Proskauer’s Josh Newville and Tim Mungovan talk through the key legal risks facing private equity in 2019.

The passing of FIRRMA changes the scope of CFIUS and could have implications for US and non-US private equity funds. Simon Witney and Jeffrey Cunard of Debevoise explain.

In the wake of the Theranos scandal, some managers fret that if their own unicorns fail to meet expectations, investors may resort to litigation. It’s unlikely, but possible.

A snapshot of law firms' secondaries work in 2018 by volume, deal count, strategy and more from sister publication Secondaries Investor's annual survey.

The size of the alleged fraud, the involvement of the US government and his high-level political connections in Pakistan make granting the Abraaj founder bail too great a risk, a UK court decided.

The former managing partner and head of impact appeared by video-link at Westminster Magistrates Court on fraud charges brought by the US government.

A timeline shows what Abraaj and founder Arif Naqvi are alleged to have done regarding the misappropriation of capital from its 2015-vintage Growth Markets Health Fund, according to the US regulator's complaint.

Andy Shore, a Secondaries Investor Young Gun of 2018, is understood to be joining Kirkland & Ellis as a partner.