Global Private Funds Resource Center
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MoFo’s Private Funds practice has a global platform serving clients in the US, Asia, and Europe. Our dedicated Private Funds lawyers have extensive experience guiding clients through the entire fund formation process, with a focus on both Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. Positioned globally, we handle cross-border fund formations and transactions.
The Private Funds Resource Center provides legal and business analysis and insights on the latest topics relevant to GPs and LPs. Sign up to receive timely updates from us.
- Client AlertHong Kong’s New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES) – A Gateway for Private Funds
Hong Kong’s upcoming CIES in mid-2024 invites high net worth investors with a HK$30 million threshold, expanding private fund opportunities through inclusion of OFCs and LPFs structures.
- Client Alert
Private Fund Advisers: Presenting Track Record and Other Performance Information Under the Marketing Rule
Investment advisers that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) are subject to certain substantive requirements, including Rule 206(4)-1 under the Advisers Act, which governs marketing and solicitation activities.
- Client Alert
SEC Examinations and Enforcement Update for Registered Investment Advisers: Transparency for SEC Exams, Marketing Rule Sweep, and More Custody Scrutiny
The SEC announced settled enforcement actions against RIAs for Marketing Rule, Custody Rule, and other related compliance violations.
- Podcast
ESG Investments and the Growth of GP Accountability to Their LPs
There is a growing interest in ESG-driven investments amongst Asia fund managers. In this podcast, we explore what ESG expectations LPs have of their GPs, and how GPs are responding to increasing demands from their LPs.
- Client Alert
Private Fund Advisers 2023 Regulatory Outlook
Sponsors and managers of private funds must attend to various routine regulatory and compliance tasks. As the calendar turns to 2023, now is a good time for advisers to ensure that they are prepared to meet these regulatory requirements.
- Client Alert
Marketing Rule Implementation – Are You Ready for November 4th?
The compliance date for the SEC’s new investment adviser Marketing Rule is November 4, 2022, allowing just over a month for an investment adviser to finalize its implementation process to comply with the Rule.
- Article
Reasonable or Commercially Reasonable: Undertaking Standards under Delaware Law
When investing in private funds, institutional investors will often require fund managers to agree to take or refrain from taking certain actions that the investor may find desirable or undesirable.
- Client Alert
SEC Identifies Additional Risk Areas from Examinations of Private Fund Advisers
The SEC’s Division of Examinations (“EXAMS”) released a risk alert outlining its observations regarding compliance issues uncovered by its staff in examinations of registered investment advisers that manage private funds.
