Recent Client Updates

Winter 2014, Vol. 14, Number 1

In case you missed it, below are links to all Debevoise & Plimpton LLP client updates issued since our last issue that are most relevant to the private equity industry.

Delaware Supreme Court Applies Business Judgment Review to Controlling Stockholder Mergers Using Dual Protection Structure 
March 14, 2014
By: Gregory V. Gooding, Gary W. Kubek, Maeve O'Connor, William D. Regner, Jeffrey J. Rosen

How Sell Side Advisors Can Reduce Litigation Risk in Light of Delaware’s Rural/Metro Decision
March 14, 2014
By: Gregory V. Gooding, Gary W. Kubek, Maeve O'Connor, William D. Regner

The Effect of the Crisis in Ukraine on Russian Deals 
March 13, 2014
By: Natalia A. Drebezgina, Alan V. Kartashkin, Alyona N. Kucher, Dmitri V. Nikiforov, Geoffrey P. Burgess, Lord Goldsmith QC, Guy Lewin-Smith, James C. Scoville, Satish M. Kini, Matthew Howard Getz, Jessica Gladstone, Carl Micarelli

Important Deadline Approaches for Domestic Chinese Private Equity Managers 
March 10, 2014
By: Andrew M. Ostrognai, William Chou, Serena Kuang Tan

Are Your Employees Now “Knowledgeable”? New SEC Guidance for Private Fund Managers
March 6, 2014
By: Erica Berthou, Jennifer J. Burleigh, Sherri G. Caplan, Michael P. Harrell, Jordan C. Murray, David J. Schwartz, Rebecca F. Silberstein, Kenneth J. Berman, Gregory T. Larkin

SEC Updates Form PF Guidance
February 24, 2014
By: Kenneth J. Berman, Erica Berthou, Jennifer J. Burleigh, Sherri G. Caplan, Michael P. Harrell, Byungkwon Lim, Jordan C. Murray, David J. Schwartz, Rebecca F. Silberstein, Michael J. Decker, Jaime Doninger Schechter, Gregory T. Larkin

The SEC’s Examination Priorities for 2014
January 28, 2014
By: Kenneth J. Berman, Michael P. Harrell, Robert B. Kaplan, Jonathan R. Tuttle, John V. Ponyicsanyi, Jaime Doninger Schechter

New Registration and Filing Requirements for Private Equity Funds and Managers in China 
January 24, 2014
By: Andrew M. Ostrognai, William Chou, Serena Kuang Tan

The Volcker Rule – An In-Depth Q&A About The Covered Funds Provisions 
January 7, 2014
By: Paul L. Lee, Byungkwon Lim, Gregory J. Lyons, Lee A. Schneider, David L. Portilla, Samuel E. Proctor, Satish M. Kini, Gregory T. Larkin

Proposed Changes to the Taxation of UK Partnerships 
January 6, 2014
By: Richard Ward, Ceinwen Rees

Reminder – Periodic Filing, Notice and Reporting Requirements for Private Equity Funds 
December 26, 2013
By: Marwan Al-Turki, Kenneth J. Berman, Erica Berthou, Jennifer J. Burleigh, Sherri G. Caplan, Michael P. Harrell, Satish M. Kini, Geoffrey Kittredge, Jonathan F. Lewis, Byungkwon Lim, Anthony McWhirter, Jordan C. Murray, Andrew M. Ostrognai, David J. Schwartz, Rebecca F. Silberstein, Steven J. Slutzky, Sally Gibson, Anne C. Meyer, Gary E. Murphy, Gregory T. Larkin

The Volcker Rule: An Overview 
December 13, 2013
By: Paul L. Lee, Gregory J. Lyons, Lee A. Schneider, David L. Portilla, Samuel E. Proctor, Satish M. Kini, Gregory T. Larkin