Publications

• ILPA Publishes New Guidance on Continuation Funds
  2 June 2023
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Katherine Ashton
  ,
  Ezra Borut
  ,
  Jane Engelhardt
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  Kevin M. Schmidt
  ,
  Shawn Xiao Yang
  ,
  Andrew J. Gershon
  ,
  Anne-Lise Quach
  ,
  Guang Yang
• Annual Filing, Notice and Reporting Requirements for Private Fund Sponsors
  13 January 2021
  Jonathan Adler
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  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Jason Auerbach
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  Sally Bergmann
  ,
  Lorna Bowen
  ,
  Christopher Dortschy
  ,
  Jane Engelhardt
  ,
  Andrew Ford
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Marc Ponchione
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Justin Storms
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Alisa A. Waxman
  ,
  Benjamin Amos
  ,
  John F. Anderson
  ,
  Cate H. Bae
  ,
  Matthew Dickman
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Delphine Jaugey
  ,
  Anne-Lise Quach
  ,
  Daniel Z. Sinrod
  ,
  Shawn Xiao Yang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Norma Angelica Freeland
• Navigating the Nuances of Continuation Funds
  December 2020
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Katherine Ashton
  ,
  Ezra Borut
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  Naomi Aoyama
  ,
  Shawn Xiao Yang
• Private Equity Report Fall 2020, Vol 20, No 3
  December 2020
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Christopher Anthony
  ,
  Katherine Ashton
  ,
  Sally Bergmann
  ,
  Paul S. Bird
  ,
  Franci J. Blassberg
  ,
  Ezra Borut
  ,
  Jennifer L. Chu
  ,
  Erin Cleary
  ,
  Peter A. Furci
  ,
  Maurizio Levi-Minzi
  ,
  Andrew M. Levine
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Kevin M. Schmidt
  ,
  Steven J. Slutzky
  ,
  Rafael Kariyev
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Marisa Demko
  ,
  Jay E. Evans
  ,
  Samuel D. Krawiecz
  ,
  Sergio Torres
  ,
  Tiffany Wu
  ,
  Shawn Xiao Yang
• 2020 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
  31 July 2020
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Christopher Anthony
  ,
  Megan K. Bannigan
  ,
  David H. Bernstein
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Paul S. Bird
  ,
  Ezra Borut
  ,
  Geoffrey P. Burgess
  ,
  Jennifer R. Cestaro
  ,
  Jennifer L. Chu
  ,
  Andrew J. Ceresney
  ,
  Jeffrey P. Cunard
  ,
  Peter A. Furci
  ,
  Morgan J. Hayes
  ,
  Peter J. Irwin
  ,
  Robert B. Kaplan
  ,
  Rafael Kariyev
  ,
  M. Natasha Labovitz
  ,
  Andrew M. Levine
  ,
  Sidney P. Levinson
  ,
  Nicole Levin Mesard
  ,
  Marc Ponchione
  ,
  Julie M. Riewe
  ,
  Edward M. Rishty
  ,
  Kevin M. Schmidt
  ,
  Shannon Rose Selden
  ,
  Scott B. Selinger
  ,
  Steven J. Slutzky
  ,
  Thomas Smith
  ,
  Ramya S. Tiller
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Richard Ward
  ,
  Alisa A. Waxman
  ,
  Michael P. McGuigan
  ,
  Samuel D. Krawiecz
  ,
  Stuart Hammer
  ,
  Dominic Blaxill
  ,
  Christopher Dortschy
  ,
  Paul Eastham
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Jennifer Wheater
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Almas Daud
  ,
  Paul Eastham
  ,
  Jay E. Evans
  ,
  Norma Angelica Freeland
  ,
  Samuel D. Krawiecz
  ,
  Merryl Lawry-White
• Key Takeaways from IAA Webinar: Private Equity Fund Managers and the COVID-19 Liquidity Crunch
  21 May 2020
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Ramya S. Tiller
  ,
  Daniel Randazzo
  ,
  Julie Stem
• CLS Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise Discusses Private Equity Options in Face of Liquidity Crunch
  6 May 2020
  CLS Blue Sky Blog
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Katherine Ashton
  ,
  Ezra Borut
• The Private Equity Report Spring 2020
  Vol 20, No. 1
  1 May 2020
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Paul S. Bird
  ,
  Jennifer L. Chu
  ,
  Rafael Kariyev
  ,
  Scott B. Selinger
• GPs/LPs Weigh Options in Face of Liquidity Crunch
  14 April 2020
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Katherine Ashton
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Ezra Borut
  ,
  Lorna Bowen
  ,
  Geoffrey P. Burgess
  ,
  E. Drew Dutton
  ,
  Jane Engelhardt
  ,
  Andrew Ford
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Marc Ponchione
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Thomas Smith
  ,
  Justin Storms
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
• Fund Level Financings: Ten Considerations for Capital Call Facility Borrowers through the COVID-19 Crisis
  8 April 2020
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Lorna Bowen
  ,
  Alan J. Davies
  ,
  Jane Engelhardt
  ,
  Andrew Ford
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Pierre Maugüé
  ,
  Marc Ponchione
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Thomas Smith
  ,
  Justin Storms
  ,
  Ramya S. Tiller
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Michael P. McGuigan
  ,
  Victoria G. J. Brown
  ,
  Ryan T. Rafferty
• Private Equity Secondaries Market Adapts to COVID-19
  9 March 2020
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Katherine Ashton
  ,
  Ezra Borut
  ,
  Geoffrey P. Burgess
  ,
  E. Drew Dutton
  ,
  Jane Engelhardt
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
• Annual Filing, Notice and Reporting Requirements for Private Fund Sponsors
  13 February 2020
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Lorna Bowen
  ,
  Jane Engelhardt
  ,
  Andrew Ford
  ,
  Marc Ponchione
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Justin Storms
  ,
  Jason Auerbach
  ,
  Cate H. Bae
  ,
  Anne-Lise Quach
  ,
  Norma Angelica Freeland
• Private Equity Funds “Cookbook”: New Edition
  20 August 2019
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Michael Bolotin
  ,
  Lorna Bowen
  ,
  Erin Cleary
  ,
  Jane Engelhardt
  ,
  Andrew Ford
  ,
  Peter A. Furci
  ,
  Rafael Kariyev
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Andrew M. Ostrognai
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  Matthew D. Saronson
  ,
  Peter F.G. Schuur
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Justin Storms
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Richard Ward
• PE Investing After FIRRMA: Considerations for Sponsors and Investors
  9 May 2019
  Jeffrey P. Cunard
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kevin M. Schmidt
  ,
  Anna R. Gressel
• The Private Equity Report Spring, 2019, Vol 19, No 1
  9 May 2019
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Alexander R. Cochran
  ,
  Jeffrey P. Cunard
  ,
  Gregory V. Gooding
  ,
  William D. Regner
  ,
  Paul M. Rodel
  ,
  Shannon Rose Selden
  ,
  Thomas Smith
  ,
  Kevin M. Schmidt
  ,
  Ramya S. Tiller
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Michael P. McGuigan
  ,
  Clare Swirski
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Anna R. Gressel
  ,
  Daniel Hoborough
  ,
  Kristen A. Matthews
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Daniel Priest
• OCIE’s 2019 Priorities Focus on Retail, But PE Managers Remain in Examiners’ Sights
  9 January 2019
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Andrew J. Ceresney
  ,
  Luke Dembosky
  ,
  Robert B. Kaplan
  ,
  Jim Pastore
  ,
  Julie M. Riewe
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Jonathan R. Tuttle
  ,
  Norma Angelica Freeland
• 2018/2019 Private Equity Year End Review and Outlook
  20 December 2018
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Christopher Anthony
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Peter A. Furci
  ,
  Rafael Kariyev
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  Scott B. Selinger
  ,
  Thomas Smith
  ,
  Ramya S. Tiller
  ,
  Richard Ward
  ,
  Michael P. McGuigan
  ,
  Almas Daud
  ,
  Paul Eastham
  ,
  Samuel D. Krawiecz
  ,
  Felix Paterson
• Debevoise On Material Omissions In Private Equity Secondary Transaction
  9 October 2018
  The CLS Blue Sky Blog
  Katherine Ashton
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Robert B. Kaplan
• Buyers (and Sellers) Beware: Material Omissions in Private Equity Secondary Transactions
  18 September 2018
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Katherine Ashton
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Robert B. Kaplan
  ,
  Julie M. Riewe
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Norma Angelica Freeland
• 2018 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
  9 August 2018
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Catherine Amirfar
  ,
  Christopher Anthony
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Andrew J. Ceresney
  ,
  Peter A. Furci
  ,
  Robert B. Kaplan
  ,
  Rafael Kariyev
  ,
  Satish M. Kini
  ,
  Julie M. Riewe
  ,
  Thomas Smith
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Luke P. Eldridge
  ,
  Felix Paterson
• Not Just the Banks: VC and Closed-End Funds Find Relief in Dodd-Frank Overhaul
  29 May 2018
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Norma Angelica Freeland
  ,
  Julie Stem
• Fiduciary Duties and New Best Interest Standard: The SEC Weighs In
  14 May 2018
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Lawrence K. Cagney
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Julie Stem
• OCIE 2018 Examination Priorities Focus on Retail, but Private Fund Sponsors Still in Crosshairs
  13 February 2018
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Kara Brockmeyer
  ,
  Andrew J. Ceresney
  ,
  Robert B. Kaplan
  ,
  Julie M. Riewe
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Jonathan R. Tuttle
  ,
  Norma Angelica Freeland
• 2018 Private Equity Review and Outlook
  21 December 2017
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Catherine Amirfar
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Paul S. Bird
  ,
  Andrew J. Ceresney
  ,
  Peter A. Furci
  ,
  Robert B. Kaplan
  ,
  Rafael Kariyev
  ,
  Julie M. Riewe
  ,
  Kevin M. Schmidt
  ,
  Thomas Smith
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Luke P. Eldridge
• Funds Finance Focus: Impact of the ILPA Guidance
  5 July 2017
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Craig A. Bowman
  ,
  Alan J. Davies
  ,
  Sally Gibson
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Pierre Maugüé
  ,
  Andrew M. Ostrognai
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Thomas Smith
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Almas Daud
  ,
  John W. Rife III
• The SEC Releases New Form ADV Frequently Asked Questions
  19 June 2017
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Julie Stem
• Advisers Beware! OCIE Announces Most Frequent Compliance Topics
  9 February 2017
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Sally Gibson
  ,
  Robert B. Kaplan
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Andrew M. Ostrognai
  ,
  Julie M. Riewe
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Jonathan R. Tuttle
  ,
  Michael P. Harrell
• SEC Charges Exempt Reporting Adviser’s CCO for False Statements in Forms ADV
  24 January 2017
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Sally Gibson
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Andrew M. Ostrognai
  ,
  Julie M. Riewe
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
• The SEC Adopts Form ADV and Recordkeeping Rule Amendments
  8 September 2016
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Michael P. Harrell
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Julie Stem
• “Living Wills” for Private Fund Sponsors? Proposed Rule Requiring Investment Adviser Business Continuity and Transition Plans
  13 July 2016
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Sally Gibson
  ,
  Michael P. Harrell
  ,
  Satish M. Kini
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Andrew M. Ostrognai
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Julie Stem
• Volcker Rule FAQ Expands Ability of Non-U.S. Banks to Invest in Private Funds
  2 March 2015
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Michael P. Harrell
  ,
  Satish M. Kini
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Gregory J. Lyons
  ,
  Andrew M. Ostrognai
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
• Private Equity’s Long Tail – Considerations For Private Equity Managers And Investors Facing Fund Life Extensions
  January 2015
  Credit Suisse Group AG
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
• Reminder - Periodic Filing, Notice and Reporting Requirements for Private Equity Funds
  29 December 2014
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Jennifer J. Burleigh
  ,
  Michael P. Harrell
  ,
  Satish M. Kini
  ,
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Jonathan F. Lewis
  ,
  Andrew M. Ostrognai
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Steven J. Slutzky
  ,
  Gavin Anderson
  ,
  Gary E. Murphy
  ,
  Sally Gibson
• SEC Settles First “Pay-to-Play” Enforcement Action
  2 July 2014
  Jonathan Adler
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Jennifer J. Burleigh
  ,
  Michael P. Harrell
  ,
  Andrew M. Levine
  ,
  David J. Schwartz
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Jennifer R. Cowan
• New Treasury International Capital Reporting Requirements for Private Funds and Others
  28 June 2011
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Satish M. Kini
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
• The Private Equity Report
  Winter/Spring 2007
  Katherine Ashton
  ,
  Kenneth J. Berman
  ,
  Peter A. Furci
  ,
  Michael P. Harrell
  ,
  Gary M. Friedman
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern
  ,
  Michael J. Gillespie
  ,
  Jennifer J. Burleigh
  ,
  Paul R. Berger
  ,
  Geoffrey P. Burgess
  ,
  David F. Hickok
  ,
  Franci J. Blassberg
• The Private Equity Report
  Spring 2006
  Franci J. Blassberg
  ,
  Woodrow W. Campbell, Jr.
  ,
  James A. Kiernan III
  ,
  Molly F. Stockley
  ,
  Andrew L. Bab
  ,
  Gary W. Kubek
  ,
  Richard Ward
  ,
  Pierre-Pascal Bruneau
  ,
  David F. Hickok
  ,
  Rebecca F. Silberstein
  ,
  Andrew M. Ahern