Hedge Funds

A Practical Global Handbook to the Law and Regulation, Second Edition

Consultant editor Florentino Carreno, Lynn McGrade, Alfred Page

Publication date:

01 August 2019

Publisher

Globe Law and Business

ISBN-13: 9781787423091

Wherever they are established, the reach, influence and impact of hedge funds on companies and economies are global in nature. Understanding the interaction of the legal and regulatory frameworks that impact on hedge fund operations has become critical for hedge fund sponsors and managers, service providers and stakeholders. In its first edition, this practical handbook outlined for the first time key trends in the global hedge fund industry. This second edition, published in conjunction with the International Bar Association (IBA), updates its content reflecting the complexity of the markets following the implementation of transparency and application of new technologies. It reviews latest structuring and governance models, as well as operational, litigation, enforcement and key regulatory initiatives in the European Union and United States. The book also features an in-depth analysis of the law and regulation of hedge funds in a number of leading jurisdictions. Each country chapter follows a detailed template for ease of reference for the reader. Written by expert hedge fund lawyers and industry service providers - from Borden Ladner Gervais, Sullivan & Cromwell and White & Case, among other leading firms - this title provides up-to-date analysis and helpful, practical tools for participants in the hedge fund industry.

Formation and structuring of hedge funds Sarah Gardiner Ronald Kosonic Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Regulatory initiatives affecting US hedge fund managers Whitney Chatterjee Joseph Hearn Katie McGavin Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Litigation in the hedge fund world Raif Hassan John Reynolds White & Case LLP Recent developments in SEC enforcement Charles Clark Noah Gillespie Craig Warkol Peter White Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Hedge fund activation Judit Budia Matthew Francis Szecskay Attorneys at Law Role of prime brokers Miguel Sanchez Mongo Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira Countries Australia Nathan Cahill Henry Wong Minter Ellison Brazil Pedro Augusto A Asseis Lawson Miralha Pinheiro Neto Advogades Canada Scott McEvoy Lynn McGrade Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Cayman Islands Jeremy Bomford Iain McMurdo Maples & Calder China Zhiyi Ren Fangda Partners France Jerome Sutour CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre Germany Felcitas Mayer-Theobald Stefan Suss Latham & Watkins LLP Hong Kong Julia Charlton Charltons Law Italy Alessandro Portolana Chiomenti Japan Kei Ito Ryuichi Sakamoto Nashimura & Asahi Luxembourg Henning Schwabe Arendt & Medernach Singapore Jerry Koh Danny Tan Allen & Gledhill LLP Spain Jorge Canta Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira Switzerland Markus Pfenniger Pascal Zysset Walder Wyss LTD United Kingdom Sam Brooks Macfarlanes LLP United States Sari A El-Abboud Nicholas S Hodge K&L Gates

For anyone involved professionally with investing in— or advising on — hedge funds, this book is essential reading.