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Overview
Why You Should Attend
The Twenty-Second Annual Private Equity Forum will examine the legal issues and prevailing industry trends faced by corporate and securities attorneys, accountants, and other professionals involved in the fund-raising and financing businesses. This year's forum will address the trends in private equity structures, the architecture of sponsor-led restructuring deals, current issues in negotiating the terms of private equity funds, and the best practices for establishing effective private fund compliance. New this year is an in-depth look at hot topics for emerging managers, as well as the lessons learned in raising a first-time fund before, during, and on the back-end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Unique to the Private Equity Forum is the review of current diversity initiative trends for private equity attorneys. How and where can the industry do better? How can attorneys encourage diverse perspectives and counteract bias? Attendees will learn best practices for increasing diversity in the investment industry attorney population.
What You Will Learn
- 2020 and 2021 market overview.
- Lessons learned in raising a first-time fund before, during, and on the back-end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- An overview of the unique marketing and legal challenges that emerging managers face in starting their businesses.
- Review of recent trends in private equity structures and terms.
- Best practices for recurring issues in private equity transactions.
- What are preferred equity structures?
- Learn how to best negotiate fiduciary duty provisions.
- Review of enforcement priorities and trends for private equity funds during 2020 and 2021.
- Learn how to properly establish private fund compliance.
Special Feature
- Earn one hour of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias credit
Who Should Attend
The program is designed for securities and corporate attorneys in private practice, in-house counsel, private equity or venture capital investors, principal investment professionals, investment bankers, accountants, and others involved in the fund-raising and financing businesses.
Program Level: Intermediate
Intended Audience: The program is designed for securities and corporate attorneys in private practice, in-house counsel, private equity or venture capital investors, principal investment professionals, investment bankers, accountants and others involved in the fund-raising and financing businesses.
Prerequisites: A background in GP-led fund restructurings, fund terms and structures, and sponsor-led fund restructuring.
Advanced Prep: None