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Carried Interest and Profit Sharing Plans for Hedge Fund and Private Equity Fund Managers
HFs and PEFs charge a performance fee and/or carried interest in addition to the management fee when fund managers produce returns beyond a certain hurdle / benchmark agreed with their investors which aligns the interest between the investors and the fund managers. This course will explore various compensation structures for HFs and PEFs and will use case studies to illustrate how this works.
25 May, 2018
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Cayman Issues and Alternatives When Structuring PE and VC Funds
In the Asia region, the majority of Private Equity (“PE”) and Venture Capital (“VC”) funds are structured using Cayman Islands vehicles. Although the “gold standard” structure for these kinds of funds is, and remains, the exempted limited partnership, structural alternatives (including LLCs, SPC and (in Japan in particular) trusts) are no longer outliers. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of issues and considerations when structuring PE and VC funds in the Cayman Islands as well as some of the advantages and pitfalls associated with the various structures available.
14 Nov, 2017
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Cayman LLCs – Set Up, Uses and Lessons from the First Year
In July 2016 the new Cayman Islands Limited Liability Company (“LLC“) was introduced. This new vehicle, which shares many of the advantages of LLC in other jurisdictions has become extremely popular with fund managers, as a joint venture vehicle, tax blocker and holding entity. In this course we will compare the LLC to various other entities to highlight its potential uses and advantages as well as review the lessons learned after a year of forming and using this new entity type.
05 Dec, 2017
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Cayman Private Equity Funds – Structures, Issues and Solutions
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Throughout Asia, Cayman Islands structures continue to be the most common vehicles for private equity funds. This course will provide a practical guide to private equity fund formation, discuss what Cayman Islands structures are used and why, what to consider in determining the structure that best suits a particular project, as well as various other issues such as the evolving regulatory environment in which these structures operate.
28 Mar, 2019
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