Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report

Private Equity Fund Restructurings: When End-of-Term Isn’t the End

Over $200 billion in aggregate value is currently held in portfolios of private equity funds that were raised over 10 years ago. How funds should approach these end-of-fund-term situations has become a hot topic for the industry, with fund restructurings emerging as one potential solution.

Incident Response Plans for Private Equity Firms: Build, Test, Update

Private equity firms should be creating, testing and updating robust incident response plans to protect against growing data security threats.

A “Liter” Europe

2015 was the year in which covenant-lite became a significant feature of the European leveraged loan landscape.

Alan J. Davies

How Preferred Is Your Preferred? Cautionary Tales for Preferred Stock Investors

Preferred stock—whether straight or convertible, perpetual or mandatorily redeemable—is a hybrid, having features both of equity and of debt.

Gregory V. Gooding

Key Issues In U.S. Going Private Transactions

This article provides an overview of select key legal issues in U.S. going private transactions.

Tax Roundup: Keeping Pace with UK Tax Changes

The UK tax reform juggernaut continues its rampage. This article provides a short blow-by-blow account of the changes leading to the brave new world in which private equity professionals working in the UK now operate.

Richard Ward

Tax Roundup: End of 2015 Brings Significant U.S. Developments

The end of 2015 brought with it a number of notable U.S. tax developments for the private equity community.

Solvency II: How Will It Impact Private Funds?

Solvency II, the new regime for the prudential regulation of European insurers, will impact private funds with, or hoping to attract, investment from European insurance companies.

Guest Column: Cayman Islands to Introduce a Limited Liability Company Vehicle

Guest author, Julian Ashworth, partner, Maples and Calder, reports on The Cayman Islands Government recently published bill that provides for a new Cayman Islands vehicle: the limited liability company.

Update: HSR Notification Thresholds Increase

The FTC recently announced the annual revisions of Hart-Scott-Rodino notification thresholds.

Recent Client Updates, Awards and Recognitions

Click here for a list of (and links to) Debevoise & Plimpton Client Updates published since our last issue, along with recent awards and recognitions.

The Private Equity Report Editorial Board

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EDITORIAL BOARD

Paul S. Bird
Editor-in-Chief

Andrew M. Ahern
Jennifer L. Chu
Rafael Kariyev
Scott B. Selinger
Simon Witney

Alicia E. Lee
Associate Editor