Publications

• EU Regulatory Reform Jumpstarts Evergreen Funds
  May 2026
  Veronica Aroutiunian
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• Private Equity Report Spring 2026, Vol 26, No 1
  May 2026
  Catherine Amirfar
  ,
  Veronica Aroutiunian
  ,
  Vadim Avdeychik
  ,
  Megan K. Bannigan
  ,
  David H. Bernstein
  ,
  Tim Cornell
  ,
  Luke Dembosky
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Erez Liebermann
  ,
  Yana M. Mereminsky
  ,
  Jim Pastore
  ,
  Ina Popova
  ,
  Nicholas F. Potter
  ,
  Shannon Rose Selden
  ,
  Rick Sofield
  ,
  Paulina Stanfel
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jennifer Wheater
  ,
  Paul Eastham
  ,
  Christopher S. Ford
  ,
  Kate Saba
  ,
  Andrew Friedman
  ,
  Elizabeth Kelley
  ,
  Emily Kennedy
  ,
  Lillian Lara
  ,
  Amer Mneimneh
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Sam Scarritt-Selman
  ,
  Soren Schwab
  ,
  Christel Y. Tham
• Liquidity Management for Open-Ended AIFs: Level 2 Measure Published in the Official Journal
  1 April 2026
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• One Year to Go for Non-EU Bank Lenders Until CRD VI Bites; the German Implementation of CRD VI
  12 December 2025
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• Another Unwelcome Surprise on Risk Retention in Securitisations – EBA Q&As
  16 September 2025
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Felix Paterson
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• Important Improvements on the horizon: Are the Days of Securities Assessment by Special AIFs for investments in Closed-Ended Funds Numbered?
  15 September 2025
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• Proposal for Solvency II Regulation—Finally a Functioning Classification for Insurer’s Long-Term Equity Investments?
  11 September 2025
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• German AIFMD II Implementation Back on Track
  29 August 2025
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Harry Just
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Johanna Waber
  ,
  Eike Björn Weidner
• Proposals for a Revised EU Securitisation Regulation – Incremental Improvements but Far from a Big Jump
  18 July 2025
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• ESMA’s Proposals on UCITS—
  Potential Fallout for German Insurers, Pension Funds and Their Captive Special Funds
  2 July 2025
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• Are Infrastructure Funds Becoming More Attractive for German Pension Investors?
  11 February 2025
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• SMSG Criticizes ESMA’s Consultation on Guidelines on Fund Names
  28 February 2023
  Christopher Dortschy
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Lukas Ott
  ,
  Eike Björn Weidner
• CSSF Provides Practical Guidance on SFDR
  8 December 2022
  Christopher Dortschy
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Lukas Ott
  ,
  Eike Björn Weidner
• Guidance on SFDR by the German Regulator BaFin
  9 September 2022
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• Fund Marketing in Germany—BaFin FAQ Receives an Update
  13 July 2022
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Johanna Waber
• CLS Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise Discusses European Parliament’s Response to EC’s Proposal to Review AIFMD
  8 June 2022
  CLS Blue Sky Blog
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Christopher Dortschy
• European Parliament Responds to the Commission Proposal for Review of AIFMD
  1 June 2022
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Christopher Dortschy
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• CLS Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses European Commission’s Views on Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation
  6 August 2021
  CLS Blue Sky Blog
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• European Commission Q&A on Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation
  30 July 2021
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• German Implementation of the Cross-Border Distribution of Funds Directive: New Pre-Marketing Rules for EU and Non-EU Managers
  7 December 2020
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• AIFMD Review: ESMA Publishes Its Recommendations for Improvements
  25 August 2020
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  Christopher Dortschy
• UK Withdrawal from the EU – Impact on UK and EU Private Equity Firms
  15 July 2020
  Christopher Dortschy
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Philip Orange
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Johanna Waber
  ,
  Helena Inghelram
• Luxembourg Regulator Publishes Guidance on the Provision of Regulated Services by Non-EEA Investment Firms
  7 July 2020
  Christopher Dortschy
  ,
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Johanna Waber
  ,
  Helena Inghelram
• ESG: European Commission Opens New Consultation on Amendments to the AIFMD Delegated Regulation
  17 June 2020
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Philip Orange
  ,
  Johanna Waber
• New European ESG Disclosure Standards for Funds: Consultation on Key Provisions
  7 May 2020
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Jin-Hyuk Jang
  ,
  John Young
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  Philip Orange
  ,
  Johanna Waber
• Börsenzeitung: Nachhaltigkeitsziele in Zeiten der Coronakrise im Auge behalten: Keeping an eye on sustainability goals in times of the corona crisis
  24 March 2020
  Börsenzeitung
  Patricia Volhard
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
• European Fund Comment: European Regulators Continue to Focus on Sustainability
  14 February 2020
  Geoffrey Kittredge
  ,
  Eric Olmesdahl
  ,
  John W. Rife III
  ,
  Patricia Volhard