In particular, we advise on:
- EU fund regulatory and marketing regimes, including:
- Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)
- European Venture Capital Funds Regulation (EuVECA)
- European Long-Term Investment Funds Regulation (ELTIF)
- Cross-Border Marketing Rules etc.
- UK fund regulatory and marketing regimes, including:
- Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations (AIFMR)
- Registered Venture Capital Funds Regulation (RVECA)
- Collective Investment Scheme regime (CIS)
- Financial Promotions Order (FPO) etc.
- Regulatory impacts on transactions, including:
- Advising fund managers on regulatory compliance in transactions such as portfolio company and asset stripping rules
- Identifying regulatory issues within fund or portfolio structures
- Acquisitions of regulated businesses, including:
- Corporate support and regulatory due diligence
- Change of control processes
- Regulatory perimeter and licensing issues, including:
- Regulatory Interpretation and opinions on AIF and CIS status of pooling vehicles
- Various exemptions available to fund sponsors under relevant regulatory and marketing regimes
- Authorisation and registration processes - for fund managers, investment advisers and service providers in key fund jurisdictions e.g, the UK, Luxembourg, United States, Switzerland, UAE etc.
- Compliance systems and risk frameworks
- Risk-based and legal due diligence on regulated businesses
- Global marketing and regulatory surveys
- Global marketing, licensing and registration
- Service provider agreements