Happy 2015! I will be resuming my biweekly updates on regulatory and legislative issues relevant to private funds later this month. In the meantime, here are three items for your consideration:
Top Ten Regulatory and Legislative Issues for Private Equity in 2015
I recently wrote an article on the Top Ten Regulatory and Legislative Issues for Private Equity in 2015. A link to the article is here. I welcome your feedback on this.
ACG MiddleMarket Policy Summit on Jan 27
The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) is hosting its 4th annual MiddleMarket Policy Summit at the Park Hyatt in Washington DC. Scheduled speakers include Rep. Ron Kind (DWI); Rep. Mike Quigley (DIL); Rep. Steve Stivers (ROH) ; and Marc Wyatt, Deputy Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). A full agenda for the Summit is here, and you can register here. ACG is also hosting a cocktail reception on the evening of Monday, January 26. More information for all of ACG's activities is here.
DoddFrank Reform Bill Fails on Suspension Vote
Yesterday, the House of Representatives failed to pass a DoddFrank reform bill that cobbled together nearly a dozen separate bills that had been considered last Congress, including legislation that would benefit investment advisers to SBICs and help M&A brokers. Even though the vote was 276-146 in favor of passage, a twothirds vote was required for passage because the bill was brought to the House floor on suspension of the rules.
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