5th Circuit vacates SEC private fund adviser rule

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On June 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated an SEC rule that represented a significant change in how private funds and their fund advisers are regulated. As it stands, the decision will spare private funds and their advisers from what would have been a material increase in regulatory burden. Prior to the 5^th Circuit’s ruling, the rule expanded the scope of disclosure, reporting, and other obligations for private funds and their advisers.

You can read more about the court’s decision here as an Orrick Insight.