Legal & compliance advisory
4 August 2020
Carey Olsen promotes two in corporate team
Michelle Falcucci and Nick Ghazi have been promoted to senior associates in the firm’s Bermuda and Jersey offices, respectively
27 July 2020
LIBOR limbo
While it might seem as though there’s plenty of time for managing the transition, if left too late, GPs will have to accept whatever replacement rate they’re given
23 July 2020
Steadying the ship
Can a solid operating platform provide much needed certainty in an increasingly uncertain world?
16 July 2020
Post Brexit rules come to light
The FCA announced replacement rules for investment firms, namely a new prudential regime that may hit PE houses
15 July 2020
ACA Compliance secures $40m investment
Led by Starr Investment Holdings, the investor group bought a controlling interest in ACA in 2018
9 July 2020
LP expert Graye joins forces with qashqade
LP expert and industry advocate Lorelei Graye joins qashqade’s executive advisory
2 July 2020
5 minutes with… Matthew Crisp, Wheelhouse
The CEO of Wheelhouse Advisors discusses the firm’s spinout from ACA Compliance and the key tax, regulatory and compliance developments PE firms need to be aware of
25 June 2020
Apperio expands into US
The legal technology provider is initially targeting corporate enterprises with $5m or greater legal spend and PE firms
11 June 2020
Comment: A decade of fund finance in Luxembourg
More competition plus an increasingly complex regulatory environment requires greater sophistication and specific LPA provisions, writes Wildgen's Michael Mbayi
8 June 2020
Special sauce
The Drawdown caught up with some of the UK's leading special situations investors to find out how they've been reacting to the crisis
4 June 2020
5 minutes with… Frances McLeod, Forensic Risk Alliance
The founding partner of FRA discusses setting up the business and what it entails, reasons for having a PE investor and challenges to come post Covid-19
1 June 2020
Debevoise opens Luxembourg office
It will assist PE clients with establishing funds and related regulatory matters
29 May 2020
Majority of fund managers expect significant Q1 NAV decrease
35.6% of respondents anticipate NAV reductions between 6% and 10%, while 17.8% expect a decrease of between 16% and 20%
21 May 2020
Rising LPA amendments
With most GPs needing greater flexibility and more liquidity, there has been a surge in LPA amendments
18 May 2020
Alabaster joins Ropes & Gray
He joins from Linklaters where he was a partner for six years.
13 May 2020
LGL makes double hire
Stephen McKenna is head of debt, while Zena Couppey has been named chief commercial officer
7 May 2020
5 minutes with… Eve Ellis, Ropes & Gray
Financial services regulation specialist Eve Ellis outlines steps GPs need to take to maintain compliance, what regulators expect and key regulatory developments for 2020
4 May 2020
DWF hires EY’s Gee to corporate practice
He will offer a full service to fund managers and clients including regulatory advice and transactions
30 April 2020
More fund finance, secondaries, comms and PR
MJ Hudson's top predictions of trends expected to emerge following the crisis, including new forms of fund finance, recovering secondaries dealflow and better comms
20 April 2020
Harrison joins DWF’s fund finance practice
He joins from law firm CMS, where he was a partner in the firm’s finance group for eight years and focused on debt finance
20 April 2020
Comment: Private equity lawyers: The new investment bankers?
Ann-Marie Goodbody and Seamus Hoar of Major, Lindsey & Africa discuss the war on PE talent in the legal market
6 April 2020
Reed Smith hires Hogan Lovells’ Gelpi
Baptiste worked at Hogan Lovells for 20 years and headed up the firm’s French debt capital markets practice
31 March 2020
WFH best practice: Emergency response phase
Nick Murphy from consultancy 3LDC outlines the do's and don'ts for the first phase of working from home
24 March 2020
Luxembourg adapts to temporary substance requirements
The jurisdiction enacted emergency legislation to protect investment funds and companies against the global pandemic
23 March 2020
MJ Hudson acquires Meyler
US-based Meyler specialises in marketing services and analytics for alternative assets
23 March 2020
Linklaters’ Wheater joins Debevoise
She joins as international counsel and member of the tax and private equity groups in London
20 March 2020
Guernsey and Jersey adjust substance requirements
Guernsey and Jersey have collectively adjusted their requirements for economic substance amid the outbreak of Covid-19, to help reduce the spread of the virus
17 March 2020
5 minutes with… Troy Pospisil, InCloudCounsel
InCloudCounsel founder and CEO Troy Pospisil discusses the advantages of digitising legal contracts
12 March 2020
Covid-19 and private equity
Everything private equity operational functions need to consider in the face of the global pandemic
9 March 2020
PE faces tighter remuneration rules
Bank-style regulation continues to extend to private capital markets, says Linklaters
5 March 2020
Ashurst appoints PE head in Milan
Throughout his career, Fabio Niccoli has focused on the Italian mid-cap market
27 February 2020
Comment: The outsourcing dilema
Jen Simkins of March Consultants says her connections are debating whether or not to outsourcing part of their operations
13 February 2020
Proskauer’s Simpson joins Campbell Lutyens as general counsel
Based in London, she will be responsible for all legal affairs across the firm, globally
24 January 2020
Permira partially exits Duff & Phelps
The deal reunites Duff & Phelps with former backers
20 January 2020
Comment: Respecting risk management
There’s no reward without risk but where's the reward in risk management?
20 January 2020
PE funds most popular product for Guernsey in 2019
Findings come from Monterey Insight’s 25th Guernsey Fund Report, and account for the year to the end of June 2019
15 January 2020
Jonathan Blake joins Herbert Smith Freehills
Experienced private equity lawyer Jonathan Blake has joined Herbert Smith Freehills as head of international private funds strategy
19 December 2019
Take the risk
The cultural shift towards robust risk management is finding its way to private equity, and with it, the potential to unravel entrenched structures.
12 December 2019
5 minutes with… Corvus Advisers
Newly-launched legal and regulatory consultancy aims to fill the grey space between law firms and compliance consultants
28 November 2019
Ogier promotes Gonella to counsel
She has been with Ogier’s Luxembourg office since it opened in 2012
26 November 2019
Industry wants ESG regulation
According to a recent poll, senior leaders within alternative assets think regulators aren’t doing enough on ESG
19 November 2019
Brizell and McCarthy launch Corvus
New firm aims to fill the space between law firms and compliance consultants
13 November 2019
Chatham Financial acquires JCRA Group
The merged firm provides data, tools and advice for financial risk management to more than 3,000 clients
8 November 2019
Fund structures are so last season
As new waves of regulation continue to hit private equity, managers are quietly shifting to the peaceful waters of deal-by-deal investing
30 October 2019
Ashurst appoints Gütle in Munich
She specialises in fund structuring and investing in alternatives
10 July 2019
5 minutes with… Castalia Compliance
Tracy Diamond, founder of boutique consultancy Castalia Compliance reveals her top tips for handling growing regulatory burdens
20 July 2018
AnaCap’s Edwards on outsourcing and regulations
Final instalment of our discussion with AnaCap COO Michael Edwards explores outsourcing and regs
25 May 2018
5 minutes with… Travers Smith
The Drawdown talks new LP operational due diligence strategies with Sam Kay