Hedge Funds and Other Private Funds: Regulation and Compliance provides detailed analysis, practical guidance, and primary source materials relating to legal, regulatory, and compliance issues for the formation and operation of hedge, offshore, and other private funds. It is organized in chronological order to follow the life cycle of a mutual fund, and covers registration, choice of vehicle, choice of fund structure and type, tax, insurance, regulatory and administrative issues, trustee selection, and the SEC's EDGAR database. Other topics covered include:
- Key players and key documents
- Legal requirements
- Recent regulatory enforcement actions
- The offering process for hedge funds and other private funds, including secondary trading activities
- Fund portfolio trading and applicable requirements
- Structural transactions involving hedge funds, including mergers and acquisitions, lift-outs, seeding managers, public offerings, and dissolutions