A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
The Managed Funds Association recently submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated January 6, 2012 requesting the SEC to amend Rule 502(c) of Regulation D to exempt private funds, such as hedge funds, private equity funds,…
In August 2011, the Indiana Securities Division issued an Administrative Order updating its venture capital exemption from investment adviser registration under the Indiana Uniform Securities Act to harmonize its provisions with the new venture capital exemption in the Dodd-Frank Act.…
Because of the investment adviser registration requirements and exempt reporting adviser filing requirements under the Investment Advisers Act 1940 as well as the enhanced reporting required of some private fund advisers to file Form PF, private fund advisers must make…
Previously, I posted a summary of the status of state investment advisor registration requirements for private fund managers in the Northeast in wake of adoption of the Dodd-Frank Act. Massachusetts currently provides an exemption for investment advisers who only advise sophisticated…
Recently, I posted a summary of the status of state investment advisor registration requirements for private fund managers in the Northwest including the state of South Dakota. On October 24, 2011, the South Dakota Division of Securities issued a revision…
