Thomas Laurer

Nov 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | Thomas Laurer |Sara Portillo |Edward Tran |Shana E. Ramirez

C.S. Lewis once wrote, "Onwards and upwards! To Narnia and the North," and this seems to have been echoed by the private equity market in 2024 thus far. Except this time, it appears the destination is not Narnia but rather the land of better returns and improved capital raising. The past few years have been challenging for private equity, with rising interest rates, heightened regulatory scrutiny and geopolitical instability.

Oct 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Cathleen Booth |Thomas Laurer |Sara Portillo

C.S. Lewis once wrote, "Onwards and upwards! To Narnia and the North," and this seems to have been echoed by the private equity market in 2024 thus far. Except this time, it appears the destination is not Narnia but rather the land of better returns and improved capital raising. The past few years have been challenging for private equity, with rising interest rates, heightened regulatory scrutiny and geopolitical instability.

Sep 20, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Neil Robson |Edward Tran |Thomas Laurer

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe. To read more issues of UK Financial Insights from Katten, please click here.

Sep 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | Neil Robson |Edward Tran |Thomas Laurer |Ciara McBrien

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe. To read more issues of UK Financial Insights from Katten, please click here. By Carolyn Jackson, Nathaniel Lalone, Neil Robson, Christopher Collins, Ciara McBrien, Sara Portillo On 11 September, the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill was introduced to the House of Lords and received its first reading.

Sep 10, 2024 | lexology.com | Thomas Laurer |Ciara McBrien |Edward Tran

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently issued guidance (Guidance) for limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) on the use of net asset value (NAV)-based financing facilities in private equity strategies. BackgroundNAV facilities (i.e., credit facilities secured by the value of a fund's investments) are increasingly used by GPs to manage debt, liquidity and support fund assets.