Regulation & Enforcement

Expected lower interest rates, increased M&A and an improved opportunity set for exits are among reasons why valuations are predicted to begin recovering.

The Biden administration wants to rework American society, and sees fund managers as a problem to be solved.

'You cannot get deals if you’re not texting and your competitors are,' FirmScribe CEO says from Private Funds CFO membership forum

‘We have a duty to ensure that companies speak truthfully,’ SEC's Gurbir Grewal says in speech to Ohio State Law Journal.

The industry has long fought off attempts at this kind of regulation, but many seem to accept it as inevitable, if not necessary.

We asked a handful of this year’s next-gen leaders for their thoughts on the future of the private funds industry.

‘Each part of the rule is unnecessary, unworkable, and unduly burdensome,’ lawyers say in opening brief.

PE sponsors make novel play to help portfolio companies weather volatile market; The SEC’s audacious proposal: how it could upend industry practices

Fund investors were charged expenses that were not covered by third-party co-investors without being told, according to the SEC.

Fund sponsors are also drilling down during target due diligence to avoid dealing with sanctioned companies, Dechert lawyers say.