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Some U.S. hedge and private equity funds are opting out of the onerous AIFMD rules for regulatory reporting and investor disclosure. But that greatly narrows their options for finding new European investors.
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) – European Union risk-mitigation regulations that target hedge and private equity funds – took effect last month causing noncompliant North American firms to rely on “reverse solicitation” for new European investors, a risky process whose legal guidelines are hazy at best, say industry observers. As the ripple effects...
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