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                <title>Travers Smith advises Nest on &#xA3;450 million new Direct Lending Mandate</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Nest, the largest UK workplace pension scheme by number of members, on its appointment of Crescent Capital Group LP (Crescent) to manage an open-ended mandate investing in secured, first-priority loans to private companies.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:37:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Fundsmith on the open-ending of Smithson Investment Trust</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Fundsmith, the London-based investment manager, on the c.&#xA3;680m rollover of assets from Smithson Investment Trust into Smithson Equity Fund (&quot;SEF&quot;).]]></description>
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                            Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:30:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Delancey on the launch of new specialist real estate credit strategy</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Delancey, a UK-focused property and real estate infrastructure asset and investment manager, on the launch of a new specialist real estate credit strategy.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:38:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Investec on the final closing of Investec Private Debt Fund II (&quot;PDF II&quot;)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Investec Alternative Investment Management (&#x201C;IAIM&#x201D;), a subsidiary of Investec Bank plc (&#x201C;Investec&#x201D;), on the fundraising of its flagship fund, Investec Private Debt Fund II (&quot;PDF II&quot;).]]></description>
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                            Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:12:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Withholding the withholding tax concession: HMRC pauses concession for errors when withholding tax on interest</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[What has happened? &#xD;&#xA;HMRC has confirmed it has paused a long standing concession that dealt with administrative failures to withhold income tax from payments of UK source yearly interest to overseas lenders. The concession allowed borrowers to make a voluntary disclosure and, in qualifying cases, be assessed only for late payment interest.&#xD;&#xA;The concession applied where a UK borrower had not obtained HMRC clearance to pay interest &#x27;gross&#x27;, paid an amount of interest &#x27;gross&#x27;, but where the over...]]></description>
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                            Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:36:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>New FCA retail disclosure regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA has issued final rules for its new retail product disclosure regime: PS25/20: Supporting informed decision making: Final rules for Consumer Composite Investments.  The regime will supersede the existing UK PRIIPs KID and UK UCITS KIID disclosure obligations and is intended to usher in a more harmonised, flexible, proportionate and consumer friendly disclosure regime.  Those who have been following the consultation process are likely to be pleasantly surprised as the FCA has listened t...]]></description>
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                            Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:16:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Investec on the launch and closing of its senior debt fund, Investec Senior Debt Fund I.</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Investec Alternative Investment Management (&#x201C;IAIM&#x201D;), a subsidiary of Investec Bank plc (&#x201C;Investec&#x201D;), on the successful launch of Investec&#x2019;s inaugural European senior debt fund, Investec Senior Debt Fund I (&#x201C;SDF I&#x201D;, the &#x201C;fund&#x201D;), a private credit fund with approximately &#x20AC;400m of investable capital managed by the Investec Direct Lending team.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:54:35 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Changing regulation: your chance to get your views heard</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has issued an open call for evidence asking for examples of where UK regulation inhibits growth, innovation and investment.  This is a good opportunity for businesses to make the case for Government to look again at aspects of law or regulation which may be well-intentioned, but are disproportionate in their effects.  The aim is to &quot;reduce the administrative burdens of regulation on business by 25%&quot;.  But time is short &#x2013; the call for evidence closes on 16 December 2025.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:29:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>ICLG:  Alternative Investment Funds Laws and Regulations 2025</title>
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                            Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:12:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Challenges For Managers In Navigating Continuation Funds</title>
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                            Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:06:19 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Carlyle on the successful launch of Carlyle AlpInvest Private Markets Secondaries (&quot;CAPS&quot;)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Carlyle on the successful launch of Carlyle AlpInvest Private Markets Secondaries (&quot;CAPS&quot;)]]></description>
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                            Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:31:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith announces Senior Counsel promotions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the promotion of four lawyers to Senior Counsel, effective from 1 July.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:45:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith announces new Head of Asset Management</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has announced the appointment of Will Normand as Head of Asset Management.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:52:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Mitsubishi Estate on its acquisition of a majority interest in Patron Capital</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd (&quot;MEC&quot;) on its acquisition, through the Mitsubishi Estate Global Partners investment management business (&quot;MECGP&quot;), of a majority interest in Patron Capital Advisers LLP (&quot;Patron&quot;).]]></description>
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                            Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:45:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>PISCES &#x2013; Key questions answered</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the legal framework  now in place for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (&quot;PISCES&quot;) regime to become operational, in this briefing we answer the key questions that clients are asking about this innovative trading platform for private companies.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:01:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Nest Corporation on &#x20AC;530 million commitment to seed a new infrastructure debt fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Nest Corporation (&quot;Nest&quot;), the trustee of the National Employment Savings Trust, on its &#x20AC;530 million (approximately &#xA3;450 million) commitment to seed a new infrastructure debt fund.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:06:20 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith promotes nine new partners </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has announced today the promotion of nine lawyers to its partnership, with effect from 1 July 2025.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:45:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Continuation Vehicles and considerations for asset level debt</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[For managers (i.e. the Sponsor) of closed-ended private equity funds (including real estate or infrastructure funds), continuation vehicles offer the Sponsor an alternative to the traditional exit routes for investments. &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;In a CV structure the Sponsor will transfer an asset (the &quot;CV Investment&quot;) from its existing fund to a newly established continuation vehicle (&quot;CV&quot;), also managed by the Sponsor.  &#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The investors (being the limited partners (the &quot;LPs&quot;)) in the existing fund have the opt...]]></description>
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                            Sun, 11 May 2025 09:36:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>FCA Strategy for 2025 and Beyond</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 25 March 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority published a feedback statement (FS25/2) responding to its earlier call for input on reviewing FCA requirements following the introduction of the Consumer Duty in July 2024 (the Feedback Statement). On the same day, the FCA also published its high-level five-year strategy setting out its key strategic priorities until 2030 (the Strategy Document).&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Although both documents provide a strategic overview of the FCA&#x27;s priorities and work plan f...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:26:23 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The Use of Online Subscription Agreements in Private Markets</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The process of investor onboarding is traditionally labour intensive, time consuming and costly. Completing subscription agreements and collating investor KYC materials can be arduous and can incur high costs for work that is largely process driven. Many sponsors are turning to digital or electronic subscription processes which are designed to simplify investor on-boarding for both investors and sponsors.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:28:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises two healthcare REITs in takeovers by US bidders</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith is currently advising two healthcare REITs - Care REIT plc and Assura plc - on their public takeovers by US bidders, further highlighting the recent theme of consolidation in the London REIT market.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:40:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith strengthens Asset Management sector group with strategic hire</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the hire of Funds lawyer John Daghlian as a Senior Consultant, further strengthening the firm&#x27;s Asset Management sector group.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:09:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Beech Tree on the fundraising of Beech Tree Private Equity Partners IV, L.P.</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Beech Tree Private Equity in relation to the fourth vintage of its flagship fund, which closed at its hard cap.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:43:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Institutional Limited Partners Association Releases New Reporting Standards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 January 2025, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (&quot;ILPA&quot;) released its much anticipated updated Reporting Template and a new Performance Template, following extensive consultation with the industry last year. Adoption of the templates is voluntary, but investors may put pressure on sponsors to adopt these new templates. (Please see our briefing on ILPA&#x27;s Quarterly Reporting Standards Initiative for information on the background to the Performance Template and the changes to...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:02:20 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Osprey on the fundraising elements of its strategic minority investment into Evri</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Osprey Investors Limited in relation to its fundraising and strategic minority investment into Evri (the UK&#x27;s largest tech-driven last mile delivery platform).]]></description>
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                            Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:12:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions on the launch of Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions on the establishment and launch of its semi-liquid strategic credit fund, Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund (SICAV), under its existing Luxembourg UCI Part II umbrella structure.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:25:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-brookfield-oaktree-wealth-solutions-on-the-launch-of-oaktree-strategic-credit-fund/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Nest on its investment into IFM</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP advised longstanding client Nest Corporation &#x2013; the trustee of the National Employment Savings Trust &#x2013; on the acquisition of a ten percent shareholding in Industry Super Holdings, the holding company of IFM Investors, a global institutional investor and asset manager operating across the infrastructure, debt investments and private equity markets.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:45:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Court of Appeal gives narrow interpretation of &quot;significant influence&quot; exclusion from salaried members rules</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In its recent judgment in HMRC v BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP, the Court of Appeal has overturned the decisions of the lower tribunals and supported HMRC&#x27;s narrow interpretation of &quot;significant influence&quot;.  In doing so, the Court introduced a new focus on the source of a member&#x27;s influence, holding that the only influence that counts is that derived from legal rights and duties. In addition, the Court appeared to support HMRC&#x27;s view that the scope of significant influence is limited...]]></description>
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                            Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:35:26 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>NAV facilities to credit funds: in an asset class of their own</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[NAV facilities for credit funds have unique features when compared to NAV facilities for other asset classes. This article explores these points of difference by looking at various stages in the life of a NAV facility.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:03:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Nest on evergreen timberland fund managed by Campbell Global</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP advised longstanding client Nest on its evergreen timberland fund managed by Campbell Global.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:40:26 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Nest on its new investment in the UK build-to-rent sector in partnership with Legal &amp; General and PGGM</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP advised longstanding client Nest on its new investment in the UK build-to-rent sector in partnership with Legal &amp; General (L&amp;G) and Dutch pension scheme, PGGM.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:59:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>ICLG: Alternative Investment Funds Laws and Regulations Report 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Jeremy Elmore and Emily Clark were contributing editors to the latest edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide - Alternative Investment Funds 2024. Travers Smith also contributed two articles.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:32:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/iclg-alternative-investment-funds-laws-and-regulations-report-2024/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith announces new Head of Funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has announced the appointment of Jeremy Elmore as Head of Funds, with effect from 1 September 2024.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:11:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-announces-new-head-of-funds/</link>
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                <title>Institutional Limited Partners Association Quarterly Reporting Standards Initiative</title>
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                            Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:44:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/institutional-limited-partners-association-quarterly-reporting-standards-initiative/</link>
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                <title>ILPA NAV Guidelines - Key Takeaways</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:29:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ilpa-nav-guidelines-key-takeaways/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Carlyle on the launch of Carlyle AlpInvest Private Markets SICAV-UCI Part II</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises Carlyle on the launch of Carlyle AlpInvest Private Markets SICAV-UCI Part II.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:31:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-carlyle-on-the-launch-of-carlyle-alpinvest-private-markets-sicav-uci-part-ii/</link>
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                <title>Final new listing rules announced: Top takeaways</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Today the FCA has published the final version of its new listing rules and confirmed that the revised rulebook will take effect on 29 July 2024. The changes have been a long time coming: what do you really need to know?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:20:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/final-new-listing-rules-announced-top-takeaways/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith strengthens market leading retailisation offering with strategic Funds partner hire</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has announced today the hire of Joel Grossmark as a partner in the Funds group, further strengthening its market-leading retailisation practice.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:43:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-strengthens-market-leading-retailisation-offering-with-strategic-funds-partner-hire/</link>
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                <title>Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: Limited Partnership Reforms  What to do now</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 May 2024 14:02:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/economic-crime-and-corporate-transparency-act-2023-limited-partnership-reforms-what-to-do-now/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith LLP has advised Alcazar Energy Partners II SLP (SCSp) (&quot;AEP-II&quot;), Alcazar Energy&#x27;s renewable energy fund, on its successful final closing of US$490m </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Alcazar Energy Partners II SLP (SCSp) (&quot;AEP-II&quot;), Alcazar Energy&#x27;s renewable energy fund, on its successful final closing of US$490m]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 May 2024 12:40:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-llp-has-advised-alcazar-energy-partners-ii-slp-scsp-aep-ii-alcazar-energys-renewable-energy-fund-on-its-successful-final-closing-of-us-490m/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - Is a continuation vehicle an AIF?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Continuation vehicles are typically structured as limited partnerships, with the investors (both rolling and new) constituting limited partners in the vehicle and the GP acting as manager of the vehicle. From a regulatory perspective, this continuation vehicle will typically fall within one of two regulatory categories: an alternative investment fund (&#x201C;AIF&#x201D;) or a non-AIF collective investment scheme (&#x201C;CIS&#x201D;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:17:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-is-a-continuation-vehicle-an-aif/</link>
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                <title>Spring Budget 2024 - Tax budget</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:26:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/spring-budget-2024-tax-budget/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Retailisation: Will 2024 be the year of the ELTIF?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this week&#x27;s issue of Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights, we are looking at ESMA&#x27;s proposed implementing rules for the European Long Term Investment Fund, or ELTIF, and how they match up to the needs of sponsors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:21:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-retailisation-will-2024-be-the-year-of-the-eltif/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - Indirect transfer taxes (non-resident capital gains taxes)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the ninth instalment of our Talking. Secondaries series, we examine what indirect transfer taxes are and why they matter.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:50:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-indirect-transfer-taxes-non-resident-capital-gains-taxes/</link>
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                <title>Autumn Statement 2023 - key tax measures announced</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:50:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/autumn-statement-2023-key-tax-measures-announced/</link>
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                <title>AIFMD II: the next phase of EU alternative investment fund regulation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 10 November 2023, the text of an Amending Directive that will make amendments to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (EU AIFMD) was published.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:52:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/aifmd-ii-the-next-phase-of-eu-alternative-investment-fund-regulation/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: Sharpening impact&#x27;s blurred edges</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds Partner Jeremy Elmore and Financial Services &amp; Markets Senior Consultant Simon Witney have featured in the latest edition of Private Equity International&#x27;s Impact Investing Report. In this keynote interview, Jeremy and Simon discuss how greater clarity, precision and standardisation can help the impact investing market reach its full potential.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:45:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-sharpening-impacts-blurred-edges/</link>
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                <title>Getting tough on corporate abuse: the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act passes into law</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Getting tough on corporate abuse: the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act passes into law.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:34:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/getting-tough-on-corporate-abuse-the-economic-crime-and-corporate-transparency-act-passes-into-law/</link>
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                <title>Listed Company Update</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This Briefing sets out the headline changes that UK incorporated main market and AIM listed companies should be aware of from the past year and a timeline of key upcoming changes. This Briefing also covers, at a high level, some changes which are not specific to listed companies.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:28:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/listed-company-update/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Hot topics: The UK tax landscape</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a special Alternative Insights to mark the publication of the Autumn edition of our Asset Management Tax Checklist, our &quot;need to know&quot; guide to topical tax issues facing the industry, Travers Smith&#x27;s Elena Rowlands, was interviewed by Tosin Adeyeri. Elena is a partner in our Tax Team whose practice focuses on focuses on the taxation of asset managers, investment funds and their investors, and tax authority disputes, and Tosin is a partner in our Funds Team.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:57:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-hot-topics-the-uk-tax-landscape/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - Transfer taxes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the eighth instalment of our Talking. Secondaries series, we examine when transfer taxes apply, the implications they may have on a secondary transaction, and how to potentially mitigate these risks and allocate liability accordingly.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:21:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-transfer-taxes/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on the merger of Nippon Active Value Fund plc with abrdn Japan Investment Trust plc and Atlantis Japan Growth Fund Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Nippon Active Value Fund in connection with its simultaneous mergers with abrdn Japan Investment Trust and Atlantis Japan Growth Fund Limited, resulting in a combined fund with net assets of c. &#xA3;300 million.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:37:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-the-merger-of-nippon-active-value-fund-plc-with-abrdn-japan-investment-trust-plc-and-atlantis-japan-growth-fund-limited/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Clipway on its launch of new global secondaries firm</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Clipway on its establishment as a new global GP and strategic investment from Carmignac and General Atlantic. Clipway is a new global private equity secondaries firm that leverages proprietary technology to optimise investment strategy. The Clipway team, headquartered in London with an office in New York, is led by veteran secondaries investors and managing partners Vincent Gombault and Ingmar Vallano.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 11 Oct 2023 08:45:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-clipway-on-its-launch-of-new-global-secondaries-firm/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - US tax rules - Publicly Traded Partnerships</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the seventh instalment of our Talking. Secondaries series, we examine the US tax rules for publicly traded partnerships (&quot;PTPs&quot;). Secondaries transactions can potentially trigger adverse tax consequences for the fund and its investors under these rules. Many GPs will refuse consent to a secondary unless they are satisfied the transaction will not result in the fund becoming a PTP.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 03 Oct 2023 08:18:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-us-tax-rules-publicly-traded-partnerships/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The impact and regulation of private credit funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this week&#x27;s issue of Alternative Insights we are looking at the impact and regulation of private credit funds.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:00:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-the-impact-and-regulation-of-private-credit-funds/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - US tax rules - ECI and FIRPTA</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the sixth instalment of our Talking. Secondaries series, we examine the US tax rules which have significant implications on secondaries transactions &#x2013; ECI and FIRPTA. Getting the US tax right is key to many secondary transactions. It should be considered at an early stage &#x2013; if not, the risk of unexpected US withholding taxes and filing obligations could derail your transaction.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:21:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-us-tax-rules-eci-and-firpta/</link>
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                <title>SEC finalises Private Fund Adviser Rules</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The SEC has recently adopted new rules under the Investment Advisers Act  of 1940 (the &#x201C;Advisers Act&#x201D;) (together, the &#x201C;New Rules&#x201D;), based on a set of proposals originally set out in February 2022 (the &#x201C;Original Proposals&#x201D;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:03:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sec-finalises-private-fund-adviser-rules/</link>
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                <title>International Comparative Legal Guides: Alternative Investment Funds 2023 - Sustainability Transition: Is the Grass Always Greener?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In their expert analysis chapter for the latest edition of the International Comparative Legal Guides for Alternative Investment Funds, Travers Smith Funds Partner Jeremy Elmore and Associate Rory Page discuss the opportunities that effective ESG engagement may provide for asset managers, existing ESG regulations and the basis on which it can provide a competitive advantage to GPs.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:16:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-comparative-legal-guides-alternative-investment-funds-2023-sustainability-transition-is-the-grass-always-greener/</link>
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                <title>International Comparative Legal Guides: Alternative Investment Funds 2023 - England &amp; Wales</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith Funds Partner Jeremy Elmore and Head of Asset Management Emily Clark have produced the England &amp; Wales chapter for the latest edition of the International Comparative Legal Guides for Alternative Investment Funds.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:33:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-comparative-legal-guides-alternative-investment-funds-2023-england-wales/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith bolsters Asset Management offering with strategic Funds partner hire</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has bolstered its Asset Management client offering with the hire of Tosin Adeyeri as a partner in the Funds group, further strengthening its expertise in private funds formation and secondaries work.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:21:19 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-bolsters-asset-management-offering-with-strategic-funds-partner-hire/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - NAV facilities</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the fifth instalment of our Talking. Secondaries. series, we examine NAV facilities, an increasingly popular form of fund level borrowing against the net asset value of the portfolio. We look at some of the important structuring considerations as well as explore the key economic terms and negotiation points.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:47:28 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-nav-facilities/</link>
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                <title>Real Estate Tax Checklist - June 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[After a (relatively) quiet start to 2023 from the perspective of tax developments relating to the real estate sector, the Spring Budget and April&#x27;s Tax Administration and Maintenance Day (TAAMD) saw the announcement of several important measures and consultations. Several of these relate to real estate funds and stem from the government&#x27;s ongoing review of the UK fund landscape, such as the publication of a consultation on the possible introduction of a new form of onshore contractual fund. H...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:14:35 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/real-estate-tax-checklist-june-2023/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith LLP advises Piper PE LLP on the fundraising of its seventh vintage fund, Piper Private Equity Fund VII L.P.</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised long-standing client Piper PE LLP (&quot;Piper&quot;) on the fundraising of its seventh vintage fund.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:13:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-llp-advises-piper-pe-llp-on-the-fundraising-of-its-seventh-vintage-fund-piper-private-equity-fund-vii-lp/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Retailisation: the evolving European regulatory environment</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This week we are looking at the evolution of retail fund regulation in the EU &#x2013; and its impact on private markets firms.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:01:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-retailisation-the-evolving-european-regulatory-environment/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - New ILPA Guidelines on Continuation Funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the fourth instalment of our Talking. Secondaries. series, we set out some of the key points from the new ILPA guidance which is intended to help encourage deal processes and structures which support the general principles that: (a) CF deals should maximise value for existing LPs; and (b) Rolling LPs should be no worse off than if the transaction had not occurred.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 02 Jun 2023 10:46:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-new-ilpa-guidelines-on-continuation-funds/</link>
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                <title>EU Retail Investment Directive and Regulation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 24 May 2023, the European Commission unveiled its long-awaited Retail Investment Strategy, comprising a proposal for a Retail Investment Directive amending the UCITS Directive, AIFMD, MiFID and the Insurance Distribution Directive, and a proposal for a new Retail Investment Regulation amending the PRIIPS Regulation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 30 May 2023 09:38:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-retail-investment-directive-and-regulation/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith LLP advises abrdn Private Equity on the secondary sale of part of its interests in Action</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client abrdn on a LP-led secondary transaction involving the sale of part of its interests in a 3i managed co-investment fund which holds Action to certain third party buyers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 17 May 2023 08:45:42 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-llp-advises-abrdn-private-equity-on-the-secondary-sale-of-part-of-its-interests-in-action/</link>
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                <title>London Landing: Reform of UK capital markets</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor announces that the Autumn budget will include plans to London a more attractive place to list,&#xA0; we take stock of the current plans to overhaul the listing, prospectus and secondary fundraising regimes that have already been actioned, those that are currently in progress and others that are yet to come.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 16 May 2023 17:15:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/london-landing-reform-of-uk-capital-markets/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - Continuation funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the third instalment of our Talking. Secondaries. series, we examine a continuation fund, a vehicle capitalised by a secondary buyer and managed by the existing GP acquiring one or more assets from the existing fund.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;We explore the rationale for using such a vehicle, what the process entails and the key considerations to be taken into account.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 May 2023 08:17:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-continuation-funds/</link>
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                <title>Qualifying Asset Holding Company Regime (QAHC)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK has introduced a key change in it&#x27;s tax strategy with a new tax-efficient vehicle, the Qualifying Asset Holding Company (QAHC). This briefing looks at the regime which is aimed to bolster UK&#x27;s attractiveness in asset management sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 10 May 2023 11:49:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/qualifying-asset-holding-company-regime-qahc/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - Single fund interest/portfolio sale</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the second instalment of our Talking. Secondaries. series, we examine a single fund interest/portfolio sale, typically the simplest form of secondary structuring. We outline the key items to consider as well as any potential advantages or disadvantages of such transactions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 27 Apr 2023 08:18:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-single-fund-interestportfolio-sale/</link>
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                <title>Talking Secondaries - What&#x27;s in your structuring toolkit?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the first instalment of our Talking. Secondaries. series, we outline the different motivations at play in the secondaries market as well as the structuring options that are available. Future instalments will take a deeper dive into these different structuring options and assess their key features, advantages and disadvantages.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Our new series will seek to demystify the secondaries and synthetic secondaries markets and provide insights into the variety of tools available to GPs when looki...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:41:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/talking-secondaries-whats-in-your-structuring-toolkit/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions on the launch of Brookfield Infrastructure Income Fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions on the launch of Brookfield Infrastructure Income Fund]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:04:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-brookfield-oaktree-wealth-solutions-on-the-launch-of-brookfield-infrastructure-income-fund/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: EU foreign subsidy rules and private equity deals</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this week&#x27;s issue of Alternative Insights, we are looking at the impact of the EU&#x27;s new foreign subsidies regulation on private equity deals.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:47:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-eu-foreign-subsidy-rules-and-private-equity-deals/</link>
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                <title>Spring Budget 2023 - Tax budget</title>
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                            Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:38:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/spring-budget-2023-tax-budget/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Retailisation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this week&#x27;s issue of Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights, we are looking at developments in retailisation in private markets. In particular, we consider the future of the ELTIF, and discuss some emerging European Commission proposals to enhance protections for retail investors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:50:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-retailisation/</link>
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                <title>The FCA raises the ESG stakes, but receives scrutiny of its own</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA recently issued its latest &quot;Dear CEO&quot; letter to asset managers, setting out its Asset Management Supervision Strategy.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:33:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-fca-raises-the-esg-stakes-but-receives-scrutiny-of-its-own/</link>
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                <title>Chambers Global Practice Guides: Investment Funds 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds partner, Sam Kay, and Tax partner, Elena Rowlands, have featured in the latest Chambers Global Practice Guides, giving an overview of the investment fund market and discussing alternative investment funds, retail funds and the recent developments relating to legal, regulatory and tax changes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:35:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/chambers-global-practice-guides-investment-funds-2023/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: Democracy in action</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds Partner Will Normand and Senior Counsel Leigh Stockey have featured in the latest edition of Private Equity International&#x27;s Democratisation Report. In their keynote interview, Will and Leigh discuss the current status of the market and the likely evolution of the sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:45:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-democracy-in-action/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on $650 million final closing of Bain Capital Credit CLO Management II Ltd</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Bain Capital Credit on the successful final closing of Bain Capital Credit CLO Management II Ltd (the &quot;Fund&quot;).  The Fund raised a total of $650 million to make strategic investments in Bain&#x27;s US and European-managed CLOs.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 09 Jan 2023 14:03:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-650-million-final-closing-of-bain-capital-credit-clo-management-ii-ltd/</link>
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                <title>Edinburgh Reforms: PRIIPs update</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[PRIIPs is dead. Now is the chance to get a proper replacement. Finally, there is a Brexit dividend for the investment company sector. In a week when one investment fund has been hit by a class action, it is good to see the Government accept what we have been saying since the idea was first launched, &quot;The PRIIPs Regulation, which the UK inherited from the EU, is not fit for purpose.&quot;]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Dec 2022 17:03:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/edinburgh-reforms-priips-update/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Changes to UK limited partnership law</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Policymakers have made welcome moves to improve the UK funds regime in recent years, and the BVCA &#x2013; the UK&#x27;s private equity and venture capital association &#x2013; has an active and productive dialogue with regulators and government.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 02 Dec 2022 09:56:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-changes-to-uk-limited-partnership-law/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Alcazar Energy Partners II SLP on its US$336.6m first close </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Alcazar Energy Partners II SLP (SCSp) (&quot;AEP-II&quot;), Alcazar Energy&#x27;s renewable energy fund, on its successful first close of US$336.6m.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:56:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-alcazar-energy-partners-ii-slp-on-its-us-3366m-first-close/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Daiwa Investments on GP-led secondary backed by Partners Group</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises Daiwa International Investments G.K. (Daiwa Investments), in connection with the sale of its interests in Daiwa ICP European Infrastructure 1, L.P. in a GP-led secondary backed by Partners Group.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:41:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-daiwa-investments-on-gp-led-secondary-backed-by-partners-group/</link>
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                <title> Travers Smith advises SASC on its closing of Social and Sustainable Housing II LP</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Social and Sustainable Capital LLP (&quot;SASC&quot;) on the successful first closing of Social and Sustainable Housing II LP (the &quot;SASH II&quot;). SASH II has a target of &#xA3;125 million of commitments by final close.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:16:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-sasc-on-its-closing-of-social-and-sustainable-housing-ii-lp/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Policymakers, retail investors and private funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As we wrote earlier this year, there is growing demand for alternative investments from individual investors &#x2013; and many private fund sponsors are keen to oblige.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:22:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-policymakers-retail-investors-and-private-funds/</link>
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                <title>Financier Worldwide: Navigating conflicts of interest in the GP-led secondary market</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds and Secondaries Partner Ed Ford has written a special report article for Financier Worldwide, examining the conflicts of interest in the GP-led secondary market.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:09:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financier-worldwide-navigating-conflicts-of-interest-in-the-gp-led-secondary-market/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Ansor IB on its fundraising and &#xA3;63m investment </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Ansor IB, Ansor LLP&#x27;s second fund, on its successful fundraising.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:28:10 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-ansor-ib-on-its-fundraising-and-63m-investment/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Carried interest and continuation funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Continuation funds offer investors a choice: take liquidity if you need it, or retain exposure to assets with further potential upside.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:40:28 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-carried-interest-and-continuation-funds/</link>
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                <title>Liquidity for the house: Preparing an alternative asset manager for sale</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[While the vast majority of alternative asset managers remain owner-managed, in recent years a growing number of GPs have pursued IPOs, equity and debt solutions from external investors, and even outright sales.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:55:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/liquidity-for-the-house-preparing-an-alternative-asset-manager-for-sale/</link>
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                <title>The new FCA Consumer Duty: a higher standard, better culture and good outcomes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 8 July 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down its long-awaited judgment in the Municipio De Mariana group litigation claim, granting permission for some 200,000 Brazilian claimants to pursue in the UK their group action for damages caused by the collapse of the Fund&#xE3;o Dam in Brazil in 2015.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:26:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-new-fca-consumer-duty-a-higher-standard-better-culture-and-good-outcomes/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Changing the structure of financial regulation in the UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At least for some of its advocates, one of the main benefits of Brexit was to enable the UK to set its own regulatory rules &#x2013; perhaps in particular for the financial services sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:54:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-changing-the-structure-of-financial-regulation-in-the-uk/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith announces Emily Clark as Head of Asset Management</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce the appointment of Emily Clark as Head of Asset Management, focusing on driving one of the firm&#x27;s core areas of focus.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:50:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-announces-emily-clark-as-head-of-asset-management/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: Growing sophistication in a maturing market</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds and Secondaries Partners Ed Ford and Sacha Gofton-Salmond have featured in the latest edition of Private Equity International&#x27;s Secondaries Report discussing the current macroeconomic conditions impacting the secondaries market and the key considerations for LPs looking to access liquidity.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:15:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-growing-sophistication-in-a-maturing-market/</link>
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                <title>Beyond Brexit: A-Z by topic</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit has already had a significant impact on the UK legal landscape and its implications will continue to be felt for many years to come.  This page brings together all our materials on Brexit and related issues, arranged alphabetically by topic.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Professional Investor: The evolution of the GP-led market</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds and Secondaries Partner Sacha Gofton-Salmond and Finance Partner Katie McMenamin have produced an article for Professional Investor discussing the evolution of the GP-led market. You can read the full article below.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 17 Aug 2022 10:00:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/professional-investor-the-evolution-of-the-gp-led-market/</link>
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                <title>International Comparative Legal Guides: Alternative Investment Funds 2022 - The Evolution of Liquidity Solutions in Private Markets</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In their expert analysis chapter for the latest edition of the International Comparative Legal Guides for Alternative Investment Funds, Travers Smith Funds Partners Jeremy Elmore and Sacha Gofton-Salmond discuss the evolution of liquidity solutions in private markets.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:57:11 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-comparative-legal-guides-alternative-investment-funds-2022-the-evolution-of-liquidity-solutions-in-private-markets/</link>
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                <title>International Comparative Legal Guides: Alternative Investment Funds 2022 - England &amp; Wales</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith Funds Partner Jeremy Elmore and Head of Tax Emily Clark have produced the England &amp; Wales chapter for the latest edition of the International Comparative Legal Guides for Alternative Investment Funds.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:17:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-comparative-legal-guides-alternative-investment-funds-2022-england-wales/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith LLP has advised Nest on its investment into a HarbourVest Partners fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Nest on its investment into a HarbourVest Partners fund, its second move into private equity this year.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:24:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-llp-has-advised-nest-on-its-investment-into-a-harbourvest-partners-fund/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith launches social mobility group and booklet as part of its new campaign &#x2013; Understanding Social Mobility</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Understanding Social Mobility is a series of activities aimed at ensuring careers in law, and in City law firms, are accessible to all, regardless of background or personal circumstances.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:31:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-launches-social-mobility-group-and-booklet-as-part-of-its-new-campaign-understanding-social-mobility/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The benefits of a well-structured continuation fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Although some recent press commentary may suggest otherwise, the rise in so-called &quot;continuation funds&quot; (or, as the FT has labelled them, &quot;sell-to-yourself&quot; deals) is a healthy sign of a maturing market.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Jul 2022 13:53:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-the-benefits-of-a-well-structured-continuation-fund/</link>
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                <title>Tribunal publishes first detailed decision on salaried members rules</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The salaried members rules were introduced in 2014 to counter situations where UK limited liability partnerships (LLPs) were avoiding employment taxes by making junior workers members (rather than employees) without bearing the risks, rewards and responsibilities typically associated with partnership.  Under the rules, members of an LLP are treated as]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:38:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tribunal-publishes-first-detailed-decision-on-salaried-members-rules/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Private wealth and private capital</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Investment platforms like Moonfare &#x2013; which offer individual investors access to a range of alternative investment funds &#x2013; have proved popular.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:20:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-private-wealth-and-private-capital/</link>
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                <title>AIFMD II: The Council of the European Union provides its view</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Council of the European Union has issued its general approach (General Approach) on the European Commission&#x27;s proposals to amend the existing Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD II).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:49:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/aifmd-ii-the-council-of-the-european-union-provides-its-view/</link>
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                <title>Direction of the GP-led market</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The use by GPs and LPs of the secondaries market is now an accepted tool for active portfolio fund management and for the last few years, has been the fastest growing section of the private equity industry.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:38:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/direction-of-the-gp-led-market/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith wins Legal Fund Formation Award at The Drawdown Awards 2022 </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce that for the third consecutive year its Funds team has won the &quot;Legal: Fund Formation Award&quot; at the 2022 Drawdown Awards.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Jun 2022 13:18:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-wins-legal-fund-formation-award-at-the-drawdown-awards-2022/</link>
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                <title>The landscape for listed funds in 2022/23</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith Funds Partner Will Normand recently joined a panel discussion at the London Stock Exchange&#x27;s Annual Investment Funds Conference to discuss the landscape for listed funds in 2022/2023.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 May 2022 16:16:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-landscape-for-listed-funds-in-202223/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Gaining liquidity and retaining control</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With some notable exceptions, the private funds industry grew from founder-led partnerships and spin outs from financial institutions.  Independence and specialisation have been prized qualities.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 May 2022 13:53:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-gaining-liquidity-and-retaining-control/</link>
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                <title>AIFMD II: Proposals from the European Parliament</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Parliament has issued its draft report (Report) on the European Commission&#x27;s proposals to amend the existing Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD II).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 May 2022 16:16:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/aifmd-ii-proposals-from-the-european-parliament/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Nest on its ground-breaking &#xA3;600 million move into private equity in partnership with Schroders Capital</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Nest on its ground-breaking &#xA3;600 million move into private equity in partnership with Schroders Capital.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 04 May 2022 13:21:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-nest-on-its-ground-breaking-600-million-move-into-private-equity-in-partnership-with-schroders-capital/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: Transparency extends to tax as PE evolves</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 03 May 2022 15:26:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-transparency-extends-to-tax-as-pe-evolves/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Melior Equity Partners on the final close of Melior Equity Partners Fund II</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises Melior Equity Partners on the final close of Melior Equity Partners Fund II]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:14:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-melior-equity-partners-on-the-final-close-of-melior-equity-partners-fund-ii/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith has advised long-standing client, life sciences investment firm, Abingworth on its sale to Carlyle</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised long-standing client, life sciences investment firm, Abingworth on its sale to Carlyle]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:45:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-has-advised-long-standing-client-life-sciences-investment-firm-abingworth-on-its-sale-to-carlyle/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: The effect of regulatory change on the fundraising market</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds partners Sam Kay and Will Normand have featured in the latest edition of Private Equity International discussing the effect of regulatory change on the fundraising market. You can read the full keynote interview below.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:35:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-the-effect-of-regulatory-change-on-the-fundraising-market/</link>
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                <title>The New UK Asset Holding Company Regime - What is the ownership condition?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently hosted a webinar on the UK&#x27;s new Qualifying Asset Holding Company Regime (QAHC) which will come into effect from April 2022. In this clip from the webinar, Tax Partner Elena Rowlands explains what the ownership condition is and what requirements must be met for a QAHC to be deemed to have sufficiently &#x27;good&#x27; category A ownership.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:38:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-new-uk-asset-holding-company-regime-what-is-the-ownership-condition/</link>
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                <title>Using QAHCs as a holding platform for pan-European Real Estate funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently hosted a webinar on the UK&#x27;s new Qualifying Asset Holding Company Regime (QAHC) which will come into effect from April 2022. In this clip from the webinar, Tax Senior Counsel Jonathan Woodall discusses how QAHCs might be used as a holding platform for pan-European Real Estate funds]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:38:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/using-qahcs-as-a-holding-platform-for-pan-european-real-estate-funds/</link>
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                <title>Real Estate Tax Checklist - March 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It is certainly a busy time for those in the real estate sector with an interest in tax matters. Next month (April) sees the introduction of the residential property developer tax (RPDT), changes to the REIT rules and the introduction of the qualifying asset holding company (QAHC) regime. In addition, the government&#x2019;s ongoing review of the UK funds regime looks set to generate further reforms relevant to real estate, as do various international initiatives (such as the EU&#x2019;s shell entity propo...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:38:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/real-estate-tax-checklist-march-2022/</link>
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                <title>What is the new UK qualifying asset holding company regime and why is it being introduced?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently hosted a webinar on the UK&#x27;s new Qualifying Asset Holding Company Regime (QAHC) which will come into effect from April 2022. In this clip from the webinar, Tax Partner Russell Warren outlines what the regime is and why it is being introduced.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:38:44 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-is-the-new-uk-qualifying-asset-holding-company-regime-and-why-is-it-being-introduced/</link>
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                <title>Webinar: The new UK Asset Holding Company Regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently hosted a webinar on the UK&#x27;s new Qualifying Asset Holding Company Regime (QAHC).&#xA0;In this webinar, our panel discussed the criteria that must be met for a company to qualify as a QAHC and the UK tax benefits of QAHCs, as well as looking at some practical examples as to how they might be used in fund and deal structures, focussing on private equity, credit and real estate strategies.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:38:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/webinar-the-new-uk-asset-holding-company-regime/</link>
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                <title>Qualifying asset holding company regime and infrastructure investors</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a bid to bolster its attractiveness to the asset management sector, the UK is introducing a new tax efficient vehicle: the qualifying asset holding company (&#x201C;QAHC&#x201D;, pronounced &#x201C;quack&#x201D;). The elective regime will be introduced in April 2022 and, by providing a simplified basis of taxation and a host of generous tax benefits, should allow the UK to compete with Luxembourg and other competitor jurisdictions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:38:44 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Asset Management Tax Checklist - March 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There is a lot going on in the world of tax which will be of interest to those in the asset management sector. Relevant developments include international projects (such as the ongoing push to implement the OECD&#x2019;s Pillar One and Pillar Two proposals and the publication of the EU&#x2019;s shell entity proposals) but the domestic UK position should not be overlooked, with several exciting initiatives in train.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:38:44 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/asset-management-tax-checklist-march-2022/</link>
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                <title>Size matters &#x2013; guidance on climate-related disclosures for large companies and LLPs</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Recently BEIS published non-binding guidance for large companies and LLPs on the obligation to make climate-related financial disclosures in their annual accounts. This note sets out some of the practical clarifications included in the guidance, as well as details of the information which in-scope entities should include in relation to each of the required disclosures.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:51:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/size-matters-guidance-on-climate-related-disclosures-for-large-companies-and-llps/</link>
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                <title>Radical prospectus reform: A step closer</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this week HM Treasury published the outcome of its UK Prospectus Regime Review.  As proposed in the July 2021 consultation paper, the government will be replacing the current prospectus regime it inherited from the EU Prospectus Regulation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:53:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/radical-prospectus-reform-a-step-closer/</link>
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                <title>Chambers Global Practice Guides: Investment Funds 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds partner, Sam Kay, and Tax partner, Elena Rowlands, have featured in the latest Chambers Global Practice Guides, giving an overview of the investment fund market and discussing alternative investment funds, retail funds and the recent developments relating to legal, regulatory and tax changes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:52:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/chambers-global-practice-guides-investment-funds-2022/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: SEC proposal for private funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It is no surprise that the US Securities and Exchange Commission &#x2013; now led by Gary Gensler, the Chair appointed last year by the Biden administration &#x2013; has made proposals to increase the regulation of private fund managers (or &quot;investment advisers&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:52:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-sec-proposal-for-private-funds/</link>
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                <title>Government publishes next steps in review of UK funds regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[For nearly two years the government has been conducting a review of the UK funds regime (the Review) with the aim of making the UK a more attractive location to set up, manage and administer funds and to support a wider range of more efficient investments better suited to investor needs.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:38:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/government-publishes-next-steps-in-review-of-uk-funds-regime/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Making a Paris-aligned net zero commitment</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week, Carlyle pledged net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its investment portfolio by 2050, and committed to significant progress by 2025.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:54:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our annual briefing highlighting the key 2021 legal developments which impact the funds&#x27; industry and previews what can be expected in 2022.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:51:37 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2022 - Headline grabbers</title>
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                            Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:38:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2022-headline-grabbers/</link>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2022 - Spotlight on your radar</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:51:31 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2022-spotlight-on-your-radar/</link>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2022 - What you may have missed</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:52:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2022-what-you-may-have-missed/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises RBS International on a &#x20AC;210 million sustainability-linked fund financing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised RBS International, Jersey Branch (RBSI) on a &#x20AC;210 million sustainability-linked revolving credit facility provided to Europa Capital, on behalf of its latest value add fund, Europa Fund VI. This is the largest sustainability-linked loan RBS International has provided in the real estate sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:09:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-rbs-international-on-a-210-million-sustainability-linked-fund-financing/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Liquidity options for LPs</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Private equity had a bumper year last year. Although official data will not be available for a few months, there are already reports that 2021 was a record year for fundraising, investments and exits.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:51:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-liquidity-options-for-lps/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Is 2022 the year to focus on nature?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last year, many alternative asset managers worked harder than ever to ensure that their investment approach was equipped to meet one of the defining challenges of our time.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:54:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-is-2022-the-year-to-focus-on-nature/</link>
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                <title>Financial Services Regulation 2022 - New Year briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing outlines upcoming changes to financial services regulation in 2022.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:35:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2022-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Regulatory hosting under scrutiny in the UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[For many private fund managers &#x2013; especially a new firm, a spin out from a larger business, or a firm that manages a relatively small pool of capital &#x2013; the UK regulatory requirements can be daunting.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:58:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-regulatory-hosting-under-scrutiny-in-the-uk/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The gradual evolution of EU fund regulation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It is just over 10 years since the Alternative Investment Fund Managers&#x27; Directive (AIFMD) became law, harmonising the regulation of private funds managers across the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:58:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-the-gradual-evolution-of-eu-fund-regulation/</link>
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                <title>Listing Regime Rule Changes: The first step is always the hardest</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[An analysis of FCA rule changes effective 3 December 2021 to try to attract more issuers, particularly high-growth and technology businesses, to undertake IPOs in the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Dec 2021 13:58:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/listing-regime-rule-changes-the-first-step-is-always-the-hardest/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: Europe&#x27;s competitive edge</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Private Equity &amp; Financial Sponsors Partner, James Renahan, took part in Private Equity International&#x27;s recent European mid-market roundtable discussing the pace of European private equity dealmaking.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:58:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-europes-competitive-edge/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises RBC Capital Markets and Jefferies International Limited on the &#xA3;450 million fundraising by Greencoat UK Wind PLC</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted for RBC Capital Markets and Jefferies International Limited in their capacity as Joint Global Co-ordinators and Joint Bookrunners in a placing, open offer, intermediaries offer and offer for subscription (the &quot;Issue&quot;) of Ordinary Shares in Greencoat UK Wind PLC.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:41:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-rbc-capital-markets-and-jefferies-international-limited-on-the-450-million-fundraising-by-greencoat-uk-wind-plc/</link>
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                <title>New tax rules published for Long-term asset fund (LTAF)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The government has enacted new tax regulations for the LTAF, the UK&#x27;s new authorised open-ended fund vehicle. It is designed to facilitate investment in long-term, illiquid assets and has been generating a lot of interest from our clients.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:58:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-tax-rules-published-for-long-term-asset-fund-ltaf/</link>
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                <title>Commission proposes evolution &#x2013; but not revolution &#x2013; for EU funds regimes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has proposed changes to the AIFMD, UCITS Directive and the ELTIF regime in its long-awaited overhaul of the EU funds regimes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:58:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/commission-proposes-evolution-but-not-revolution-for-eu-funds-regimes/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: The UK&#x27;s new sustainability disclosure regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Glasgow&#x27;s climate summit was both an important step forward and a missed opportunity to go further. One important step forward was undoubtedly COP 26&#x27;s unprecedented focus on the role of finance in tackling the climate emergency, which catalysed huge commitments from the private sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:09:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-the-uks-new-sustainability-disclosure-regime/</link>
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                <title>Listen to Alternative &amp; Sustainability insights</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A series of regular audio briefings for the alternative asset management industry.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:32:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-asset-management-and-sustainability-insights-podcast-series/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The UK&#x27;s Autumn 2021 Budget</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week&#x27;s Autumn Budget confirmed the UK government&#x27;s determination to use regulatory change as a key driver of economic growth and recovery.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Nov 2021 10:38:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-the-uks-autumn-2021-budget/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: The UK&#x27;s Green Taxonomy</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COP 26, the most important climate summit since the 2015 Paris Agreement, is just around the corner. The UK government, which is playing host, desperately wants it to be a success &#x2013; and needs to show its own continued leadership on climate change if it is to marshal commitments from other countries.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:54:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-the-uks-green-taxonomy/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Helping UK savers access private funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The benefits of investing in private funds have always been spread widely.  The biggest contributors to the fund raisings of European private equity funds are pension funds and insurance companies &#x2013; whose ultimate beneficiaries are millions of individual savers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:58:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-helping-uk-savers-access-private-funds/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith wins Law Firm of the Year &#x2013; Fund Structuring Award at the 2021 British Private Equity Awards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce its Funds team was awards the Law Firm of the Year: Funds Structuring Award at the 2021 unquote British Private Equity Awards.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:58:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-wins-law-firm-of-the-year-fund-structuring-award-at-the-2021-british-private-equity-awards/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Sustainability-linked incentives in private markets</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Investors, regulators and stakeholders increasingly require sustainability issues to be integrated into investment decision-making.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:54:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-sustainability-linked-incentives-in-private-markets/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The future of &quot;parental liability&quot; in UK competition law</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since the well-publicised 2014 case involving the Goldman Sachs portfolio company, Prysmian, the private equity industry has been acutely aware that European competition law can impose liability on private equity funds and fund managers for infringements by their portfolio companies]]></description>
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                            Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:58:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-the-future-of-parental-liability-in-uk-competition-law/</link>
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                <title>International Comparative Legal Guides: Alternative Investment Funds 2021 - GP-Led Transactions: The Investor&#x2019;s Perspective</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In their contribution to the International Comparative Legal Guides, Travers Smith Funds Partner Jeremy Elmore and Senior Associate Andrew Benson discuss GP-led transactions from the investor&#x27;s perspective.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:48:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-comparative-legal-guides-alternative-investment-funds-2021-gp-led-transactions-the-investor-s-perspective/</link>
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                <title>International Comparative Legal Guides: Alternative Investment Funds 2021 - England &amp; Wales</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In their contribution to the International Comparative Legal Guides, Travers Smith Funds Partner Jeremy Elmore and Head of Tax Emily Clark discuss alternative investment funds in England &amp; Wales.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:58:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The UK&#x27;s new holding company regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[An important part of the UK government&#x27;s post-Brexit review of the UK funds regime is its commitment to a new set of tax rules for UK-resident asset holding companies.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 06 Aug 2021 13:58:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Balancing national security and national interest</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The latest proposals attempt to remedy that &#x2013; and certainly seem more reasonable in their scope. For example, the definition of &quot;artificial intelligence&quot; as a sector has been narrowed, and, significantly, now says more clearly that companies that purchase products or licenses in relation to AI (for use, but not for further development) are not covered by the definition.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:28:19 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Are B Corps part of private equity&#x27;s future?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Demonstrating a lasting commitment to sustainability &#x2013; and to respecting the interests of key stakeholders &#x2013; is increasingly recognised as a driver of long-term commercial success.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:54:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-are-b-corps-part-of-private-equitys-future/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on Literacy Capital plc&#x27;s admission to the London Stock Exchange</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted as counsel to Literacy Capital plc (the &quot;Fund&quot;) in connection with its admission to trading on the Specialist Funds Segment of the London Stock Exchange.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:57:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-literacy-capital-plcs-admission-to-the-london-stock-exchange/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Reporting by large UK private companies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In launching the UK&#x27;s consultation on corporate governance and audit reform in March,  Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, acknowledged the &quot;economic importance of the largest privately-owned companies&quot; and asserted that they should be held to the same reporting standards as public companies.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:48:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises GLIL Infrastructure on its &#xA3;150 million investment in Flexion Energy</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised GLIL Infrastructure on its &#xA3;150 million investment in Flexion Energy (Flexion), the specialist utility and energy storage infrastructure company.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 08 Jul 2021 21:42:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-glil-infrastructure-on-its-150-million-investment-in-flexion-energy/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: How GPs are moving the needle on DE&amp;I</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has sponsored the inaugural Private Equity International Women in Private Funds report.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:47:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-how-gps-are-moving-the-needle-on-dei/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Investigating workplace misconduct</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Many organisations, including our own, have been marking this year&#x27;s Pride Season with virtual activities focused on diversity and inclusion.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:54:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-investigating-workplace-misconduct/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Financial services policy in a post-Brexit Britain</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It was always optimistic to hope that sticking closely to EU rules would persuade Brussels to give UK firms access to the single market, but now that any such deal seems to be off-the-table, the mood in the City has adapted.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:57:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-financial-services-policy-in-a-post-brexit-britain/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on US$253.7M IPO of Taylor Maritime Investments Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP acted for Jefferies International Limited in its capacity as sponsor and bookrunner on the IPO of Taylor Maritime Investments Limited]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:57:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-us-2537m-ipo-of-taylor-maritime-investments-limited/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Augusta Ventures on the fundraising of its third vintage pool of capital</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Augusta Ventures on its successful &#xA3;250 million fund raise for its new litigation funding vehicle. The capital raised will allow Augusta to finance a diversified portfolio of litigation claims.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:04:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-augusta-ventures-on-the-fundraising-of-its-third-vintage-pool-of-capital/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The quest for a long-term fund vehicle</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week&#x27;s announcement that Vanguard is stepping up its partnership with HarbourVest to offer private equity products to more wealthy individuals is no surprise.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 28 May 2021 13:47:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-the-quest-for-a-long-term-fund-vehicle/</link>
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                <title>Webinar: GP-led secondaries transactions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In April 2021, we hosted a webinar on GP-led transactions and explained the legal, regulatory and tax issues relating to these types of transactions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 14 May 2021 13:46:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/webinar-gp-led-secondaries-transactions/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The growing importance of GP-led secondaries</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Dealmakers who were stuck in their home office last year may not be surprised to know that, in 2020, Europe saw the second highest level of capital deployed by private equity and venture capital funds ever.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 14 May 2021 10:20:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-the-growing-importance-of-gp-led-secondaries/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: The impact of the EU&#x27;s sustainability reporting proposals on private companies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[While governments around the world are working hard on new domestic sustainability reporting requirements, developing an international rulebook will be much harder.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:54:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-the-impact-of-the-eus-sustainability-reporting-proposals-on-private-companies/</link>
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                <title>HMT review of the UK funds regime: Travers Smith response</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We welcome HM Treasury&#x27;s consultation on how to improve the UK&#x27;s funds regime, to support existing managers and attract new ones.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:49:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/hmt-review-of-the-uk-funds-regime-travers-smith-response/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Sustainability and private funds - is it possible to set the bar too high?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Proliferation of policies has become a fact of corporate life. Designed to mitigate a wide range of identified risks, company policies are now virtually compulsory for even the smallest business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:54:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-sustainability-and-private-funds-is-it-possible-to-set-the-bar-too-high/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith acts for Chrysalis Investments on its &#xA3;300 million raise</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted for Chrysalis Investments Limited (the &quot;Company&quot;) on its successful raise of &#xA3;300 million in gross proceeds pursuant to an open offer, offer for subscription, intermediaries offer and placing of ordinary shares (the &quot;Issue&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:57:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-acts-for-chrysalis-investments-on-its-300-million-raise/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: GPs turn to creative solutions to support new funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds partner, Sam Kay has featured in Private Equity International discussing]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:46:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-gps-turn-to-creative-solutions-to-support-new-funds/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The UK budget and the competitiveness agenda</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The British government&#x27;s ambitions to use its new freedom to diverge from EU laws to give the UK a competitive edge have, inevitably, been delayed by the more urgent need to focus on COVID recovery.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:57:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-the-uk-budget-and-the-competitiveness-agenda/</link>
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                <title>Changes coming down the track for alternative asset managers</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[To help you keep on top of legal developments relevant to alternative asset managers, we have created a checklist that pulls the key ones together. Our checklist highlights each development, providing a brief description and setting out the next steps. We hope that you find it useful.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:45:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/changes-coming-down-the-track-for-alternative-asset-managers/</link>
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                <title>Listing Review Recommendations</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:57:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/listing-review-recommendations/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: Concentrated deals gather pace</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds partner, Sam Kay, and senior associate, Ed Ford have featured in Private Equity International discussing the opportunities and challenges presented by the growing appetite for recapitalisations of small numbers of high-performing assets.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:58:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-concentrated-deals-gather-pace/</link>
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                <title>Chambers Global Practice Guides: Investment Funds 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds partner, Sam Kay, and Tax partner, Elena Rowlands, have featured in the latest Chambers Global Practice Guides, giving an overview of the investment fund market and discussing alternative investment funds, retail funds and the recent developments relating to legal, regulatory and tax changes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:59:07 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/chambers-global-practice-guides-investment-funds-2021/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Brexit and immigration rules</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK government is determined that a post-Brexit Britain should continue to be a world-leading financial centre. Recent announcements &#x2013; including a call for evidence on the UK funds regime, and a consultation on asset-holding companies &#x2013; lend support to that ambition]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:57:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-brexit-and-immigration-rules/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Impact investments and fiduciary duties</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At a&#xA0;conference discussing the Future of the Corporation organised by the British Academy last week, many speakers made an obvious point: all investment activity has impact.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:54:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-impact-investments-and-fiduciary-duties/</link>
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                <title>Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: draft Regulatory Technical Standards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) to supplement the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) have been issued by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and are available here .]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:57:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sustainable-finance-disclosure-regulation-draft-regulatory-technical-standards/</link>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2021 - Headline grabbers</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This section of the Funds Annual Briefing looks at the latest headline grabbers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:56:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2021-headline-grabbers/</link>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2021 - Recap: what you may have missed</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This section of the Funds Annual Briefing 2021 recaps what you may have missed in the Funds world.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:57:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2021-recap-what-you-may-have-missed/</link>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2021 - Spotlight: on your radar</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This section of the Funds Annual Briefing 2021 explores upcoming and incoming funds legislation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:57:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2021-spotlight-on-your-radar/</link>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our annual briefing highlighting the key 2020 legal developments which impact the funds&#x27; industry and previews what can be expected in 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:50:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2021/</link>
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                <title>Tax Journal Issue 1517: UK asset holding company proposals &#x2013; a truly competitive regime?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Tax partner Elena Rowlands, Consultant Cathryn Vanderspar and Knowledge Counsel Ian Zeider have featured as the lead article in the latest version of Tax Journal with their article &#x27;The UK asset holding company regime: what&#x2019;s proposed&#x27;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:57:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-journal-issue-1517-uk-asset-holding-company-proposals-a-truly-competitive-regime/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: The last chance saloon</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week, we hosted a seminar looking at the likely impact of the EU&#x27;s sustainability reforms on private markets &#x2013; and the message delivered by our keynote speaker was clear: we are in the last chance saloon.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 29 Jan 2021 15:54:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-the-last-chance-saloon/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith wins Legal Fund Formation Award at the Private Equity Service Providers Awards 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce that its Funds team has won the Legal Fund Formation Award at The Drawdown Private Equity Service Providers Awards 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:56:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-wins-legal-fund-formation-award-at-the-private-equity-service-providers-awards-2020/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: The UK as a holding company jurisdiction</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As the UK embarks on life outside the EU, the Government is actively talking to the business community about how it can use tax, legal and regulatory reform to stimulate economic activity and enhance Britain&#x27;s position as a place to do business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:56:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-the-uk-as-a-holding-company-jurisdiction/</link>
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                <title>Financial Services Regulation 2021 - New Year briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing outlines upcoming changes to financial services regulation in 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:56:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2021-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>Private Funds CFO: Preferred equity vs secondaries transactions: The GP&#x2019;s choice</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Writing for Private Funds CFO, Funds Senior Associate Ed Ford and Senior Counsel Sacha Gofton-Salmond outline the pros and cons of preferred equity transactions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:43:42 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-funds-cfo-preferred-equity-vs-secondaries-transactions-the-gp-s-choice/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: &quot;Retailisation&quot; of private capital</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last month,&#xA0;the UK government&#xA0;promised&#xA0;that, within a year, it will introduce a new investment fund regime that will make it easier for&#xA0;&#xA0;pension funds &#x2013; and potentially other investors &#x2013; to&#xA0;&#xA0;access longer-term, illiquid investments.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:56:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Retailisation of alternative investment strategies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The announcement earlier this year that ordinary savers in the United States would be able to invest in private equity&#xD;&#xA;funds through their employer-sponsored retirement accounts represents a significant victory for the alternative&#xD;&#xA;investment management industry.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:56:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on the simultaneous IPOs of 3 acquisition companies launched by Marwyn</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised on the simultaneous main market IPOs of 3 companies, Marwyn Acquisition Company I Limited, Marwyn Acquisition Company II Limited and Marwyn Acquisition Company III Limited on the London Stock Exchange. Each company is the latest acquisition company launched by long-standing client Marwyn.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:56:44 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on the simultaneous IPOs of 3 acquisition companies launched by Marwyn (1)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised on the simultaneous main market IPOs of 3 companies, Marwyn Acquisition Company I Limited, Marwyn Acquisition Company II Limited and Marwyn Acquisition Company III Limited on the London Stock Exchange. Each company is the latest acquisition company launched by long-standing client Marwyn.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:56:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: The EU&#x27;s corporate governance proposals</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2018, the European Commission published an ambitious and wide-ranging 10-point sustainable finance action plan. If there was any doubt in 2018, it is now clear that sustainable finance is a legislative priority.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:54:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-the-eus-corporate-governance-proposals/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: The UK&#x27;s path to a sustainable future</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In a year when good news has been in very short supply, the last two weeks have offered several reasons to be more hopeful. Most notable, perhaps, was&#xA0;news&#xA0;that the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine candidate had 90% efficacy in its Phase 3 tests (quickly followed by equally positive news from&#xA0;Moderna), giving hope that mass vaccinations next year could spell the end of COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:56:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-the-uks-path-to-a-sustainable-future/</link>
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                <title>ESG - TCFD and SFDR disclosures: a fork in the road?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK government and regulators have jointly announced their approach to implementing the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures within the next five years. Notable by its absence is any explicit mention of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation which comes into force in March 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:56:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>Asset Management Tax Checklist</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Whilst the Covid-19 pandemic and continuing uncertainty over the nature of the UK&#x2019;s relationship with the EU post-Brexit have dominated the political and economic agenda in recent times, there have been a number of important tax developments that asset managers should have on their radar as we approach the end of 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:56:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/asset-management-tax-checklist/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith lawyers listed in Legal Week&#x27;s 2020 Private Equity Rising Stars feature</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is pleased to announce that Finance Partner Katie McMenamin and Funds Senior Associate Ed Ford have been listed in Legal Week&#x27;s 2020 Private Equity Rising Stars feature.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:33:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-lawyers-listed-in-legal-weeks-2020-private-equity-rising-stars-feature/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Benson Elliot Capital Management LLP on its sale to PineBridge Investments Holdings Europe Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised the partners of Benson Elliot Capital Management LLP (Benson Elliot), a leading UK-based private equity real estate fund manager and longstanding client of the firm, on the sale of Benson Elliot to PineBridge Investments Holdings Europe Limited (PineBridge), a private global asset manager. Completion of the transaction is subject to various customary regulatory approvals.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:45:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-benson-elliot-capital-management-llp-on-its-sale-to-pinebridge-investments-holdings-europe-limited/</link>
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                <title>Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Allocate 2020 special</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU passed a Regulation on Conflict Minerals  (&quot;the Regulation&quot;) back in 2017 and its requirements will finally begin to apply to importers of covered minerals as of 1 January 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:56:23 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/unquote-private-equity-podcast-allocate-2020-special/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Social and Sustainable Capital on its acquisition of Leapfrog Bridge Finance</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised social enterprise Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) on its acquisition of Leapfrog Bridge Finance (LBF) from low carbon innovator, Pure Leapfrog, and on amendments to its banking facilities.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:45:29 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Elysian Capital LLP on the fundraising of its third vintage fund, Elysian Capital III LP</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Elysian Capital LLP on the fundraising of its third vintage fund Elysian Capital III LP.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:56:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises RBC Capital Markets and Jefferies International Limited on &#xA3;400 million placing by Greencoat UK Wind PLC</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted for RBC Capital Markets and Jefferies International Limited in their capacity as joint bookrunners in a placing of &#xA3;400 million of Ordinary Shares in Greencoat UK Wind PLC (the &quot;Fund&quot;).]]></description>
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                            Thu, 01 Oct 2020 21:42:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-rbc-capital-markets-and-jefferies-international-limited-on-400-million-placing-by-greencoat-uk-wind-plc/</link>
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                <title>A blueprint for a bright future: The UK Alternatives Asset Management Industry Framework</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We believe it is of paramount importance to protect and develop the alternatives asset management industry in the UK following our exit from the EU in order to maintain the UK&#x27;s status as a world leader in the sector and to ensure that the wider economy continues to benefit from the deployment of global capital across alternatives asset classes by UK based managers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:43:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-blueprint-for-a-bright-future-the-uk-alternatives-asset-management-industry-framework/</link>
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                <title>Restrictive covenants favouring anchor tenants: are they in restraint of trade?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has ruled that a restrictive covenant in favour of an anchor tenant was not subject to the doctrine of restraint of trade.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:56:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/restrictive-covenants-favouring-anchor-tenants-are-they-in-restraint-of-trade/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Medicxi on a &#x20AC;200 million structured secondary transaction</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Medicxi, the leading European life sciences investment firm, on a ground-breaking &#x20AC;200 million structured secondary transaction, which is unprecedented in the biotechnology industry.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:45:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-medicxi-on-a-200-million-structured-secondary-transaction/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: Inside dual-track fund liquidity processes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Finance Partner Katie McMenamin and Funds Senior Associate Ed Ford discuss the bespoke nature of liquidity options available to private equity managers in their Expert Commentary for Private Equity International.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:42:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-inside-dual-track-fund-liquidity-processes/</link>
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                <title>International Comparative Legal Guides: Alternative Investment Funds 2020 - Chapter 4</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this article, Travers Smith Funds Partner Sam Kay discusses private fund management issues arising from COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:56:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-comparative-legal-guides-alternative-investment-funds-2020-chapter-4/</link>
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                <title>International Comparative Legal Guides: Alternative Investment Funds 2020 - Chapter 10</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In their contribution to the International Comparative Legal Guides, Travers Smith Funds Partner Jeremy Elmore and Head of Tax Emily Clark discuss alternative investment funds in England &amp; Wales.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:55:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-comparative-legal-guides-alternative-investment-funds-2020-chapter-10/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Pensions Infrastructure Platform Limited on the sale of its business to Foresight Group LLP</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Pensions Infrastructure Platform Limited on the sale of its business to Foresight Group LLP (Foresight). The transaction completed on 18 August 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 21 Aug 2020 21:42:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-pensions-infrastructure-platform-limited-on-the-sale-of-its-business-to-foresight-group-llp/</link>
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                <title>Maximum 30 page prospectus for post IPO share issues proposed</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 03 Aug 2020 13:56:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises S4Capital on the agreed merger of MightyHive with Orca Pacific</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised S4Capital plc on the agreed merger of its data and programmatic media practice, MightyHive, with Orca Pacific, a market leading full-service Amazon agency and boutique consultancy firm based out of Seattle.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:42:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-s4capital-on-the-agreed-merger-of-mightyhive-with-orca-pacific/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises EQT on the sale of its Credit business segment to Bridgepoint</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised its long-standing client EQT AB (EQT), a differentiated global investment organisation, on the sale of its Credit business segment to Bridgepoint, a major international private equity group.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 18 Jun 2020 08:45:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-eqt-on-the-sale-of-its-credit-business-segment-to-bridgepoint/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: Accessing liquidity in the secondaries market</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Funds Partner, Sam Kay, and Senior Associate, Ed Ford, discuss accessing liquidity in the secondaries market.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:42:26 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-accessing-liquidity-in-the-secondaries-market/</link>
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                <title>Asset Management Toolkit: COVID-19 Response</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The global COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented situation that will have a long-term impact on the asset management industry.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 May 2020 13:55:37 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/asset-management-toolkit-covid-19-response/</link>
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                <title>Preferred equity as a portfolio-wide liquidity option</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Potential liquidity concerns are dominating private equity managers&#x2019; contingency planning for their portfolio investments.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:58:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/preferred-equity-as-a-portfolio-wide-liquidity-option/</link>
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                <title>What&#x2019;s in your liquidity toolkit for 2020 and beyond?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[GPs/managers continue to seek to differentiate themselves in terms of yield and broader &#x2018;value add&#x2019; for investors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:41:25 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-s-in-your-liquidity-toolkit-for-2020-and-beyond/</link>
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                <title>Investment Insights for Pension Funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This inaugural edition of Investment Insights for Pension Funds is devoted to the current economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Experts from across the firm share their insights on how companies are being affected, the actions they are taking, and the implications for investors.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:55:29 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-insights-for-pension-funds/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: Liquidity, liquidity, liquidity</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Over the last 4 weeks, in the face of COVID-19 the worldwide economy has experienced the sorts of pressures not seen since the Great Depression.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:41:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-liquidity-liquidity-liquidity/</link>
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                <title>FCA sets out its Asset Management and Alternatives Supervision Strategies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA has outlined key risks of harm in the asset management and alternative investments sector and the steps that firms should take to address these risks.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:55:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fca-sets-out-its-asset-management-and-alternatives-supervision-strategies/</link>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our annual briefing highlighting the key 2019 legal developments which impact the funds&#x27; industry and previews what can be expected in 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:54:28 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2020/</link>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2020 - Headline grabbers</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This section of the Funds Annual Briefing looks at the latest headline grabbers.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:54:42 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2020-headline-grabbers/</link>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2020 - Recap: what you may have missed</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This section of the Funds Annual Briefing 2020 recaps what you may have missed in the Funds world.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:54:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>Funds Annual Briefing 2020 - Spotlight: on your radar</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This section of the Funds Annual Briefing 2020 explores upcoming and incoming funds legislation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:55:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/funds-annual-briefing-2020-spotlight-on-your-radar/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on placing by Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Ltd on its placing under the placing programme described in the prospectus published by the Company.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:54:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-placing-by-merian-chrysalis-investment-company-limited/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Njord Partners on its second fundraise</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Njord Partners on its second fundraise, which beat its initial target of &#x20AC;250 million by holding a &#x20AC;271 million final close.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:54:43 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-njord-partners-on-its-second-fundraise/</link>
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                <title>Asset management tax: what to know for the new autumn term</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With Brexit dominating the summer news agenda, this briefing is a summary of tax developments that have arisen over the last couple of months.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:53:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/asset-management-tax-what-to-know-for-the-new-autumn-term/</link>
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                <title>Pros and cons of preferred equity transactions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Ed Ford and Sacha Gofton-Salmond of law firm Travers Smith outline the pros and cons of preferred equity transactions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:39:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pros-and-cons-of-preferred-equity-transactions/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Ireland&#x2019;s National Treasury Management Agency on investments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Ireland&#x27;s National Treasury Management Agency (the &quot;NTMA&quot;) on its investment in Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:51:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-ireland-s-national-treasury-management-agency-on-its-investment-in-energy-storage-projects/</link>
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                <title>EU Prospectus Regulation - What fund managers and investment companies&#x27; sponsors need to know</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 21 July 2019, the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the &#x201C;Prospectus Regulation&#x201D;) came into force.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:53:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-prospectus-regulation-what-fund-managers-and-investment-companies-sponsors-need-to-know/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Medicxi on the fundraising for Medicxi III</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has acted as lead counsel for Medicxi on the fundraising for Medicxi III, a new fund to invest in predominantly European life sciences companies.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:51:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-medicxi-on-the-fundraising-for-medicxi-iii/</link>
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                <title>Shareholder Rights Directive II: a reminder for listed companies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[New rules implementing the Shareholder Rights Directive II (&quot;SRD II&quot;) have come into force today.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:53:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/shareholder-rights-directive-ii-a-reminder-for-listed-companies/</link>
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                <title>The EU cross-border distribution of funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In April 2019, the European Parliament adopted a new package of measures which will amend the existing regimes governing the cross-border distribution of funds.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 30 May 2019 13:53:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-eu-cross-border-distribution-of-funds/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on Impact Health Care REIT plc&#x27;s oversubscribed &#xA3;100m fundraise</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Impact Healthcare REIT plc in connection with its &#xA3;100 million placing under the 12 month placing programme launched this year.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 May 2019 13:51:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-impact-health-care-reit-plcs-oversubscribed-100m-fundraise/</link>
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                <title>The jury is out on jurisdictions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Luxembourg is winning favour as a fund jurisdiction, but the UK still holds plenty of attractions for investors, say Sam Kay and Emily Clark of Travers Smith]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 May 2019 13:51:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-jury-is-out-on-jurisdictions/</link>
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                <title>Law and Practice - Chambers Investment Funds Guide 2019</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this Chambers Global Practice Guide, Sam Kay and Elena Rowlands write about investment funds.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:52:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/law-and-practice-chambers-investment-funds-guide-2019/</link>
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                <title>Financial services regulation 2019: New Year briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing outlines upcoming changes to financial services regulation in 2019.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:54:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2019-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>Investment Funds 2019 Update</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing highlights the key 2018 legal developments which impact the investment funds&#x2019; industry and previewing what can be expected in 2019.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:53:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-funds-2019-update/</link>
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                <title>Taxing non-residents on UK property gains: the rules for funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There is much for funds to be positive about in the latest draft of the rules taxing non-residents on gains from UK land.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:52:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/taxing-non-residents-on-uk-property-gains-the-rules-for-funds/</link>
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                <title>Government publishes response to its consultation on potential reforms to limited partnership law</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published its response to its consultation on potential reforms to limited partnership law.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 14 Dec 2018 13:52:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/government-publishes-response-to-its-consultation-on-potential-reforms-to-limited-partnership-law/</link>
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                <title>ESAs consult on proposed technical changes to the key information document for PRIIPs</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Supervisory Authorities (&quot;ESAs&quot;) have issued a consultation paper (&quot;CP&quot;) on targeted amendments to the Delegated Regulation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Sun, 11 Nov 2018 10:49:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esas-consult-on-proposed-technical-changes-to-the-key-information-document-for-priips/</link>
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                <title>HM Treasury and FCA Brexit proposals for investment funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[HM Treasury and the FCA have published draft regulations and rules which contain their respective Brexit proposals for investment funds.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:51:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/hm-treasury-and-fca-brexit-proposals-for-investment-funds/</link>
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                <title>Smithson Investment Trust launches &#xA3;250 million IPO</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith is advising Smithson Investment Trust on its &#xA3;250 million initial public offering and listing  on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 05 Sep 2018 13:52:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/smithson-investment-trust-launches-250-million-ipo/</link>
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                <title>Tax on termination payments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 6 April 2018, the way that termination payments are taxed is going to change.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:51:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tax-on-termination-payments/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on &#xA3;50m ZDP share placing programme of NB Private Equity Partners Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted as financial adviser and placing agent on the &#xA3;50m ZDP share placing and placing programme by NB Private Equity Partners Limited.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 May 2018 13:52:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-50m-zdp-share-placing-programme-of-nb-private-equity-partners-limited/</link>
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                <title>The scale and impact of operational compliance requirements on private equity firms</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 May 2018 13:53:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-scale-and-impact-of-operational-compliance-requirements-on-private-equity-firms/</link>
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                <title>AIF &amp; UCITS depositaries: heightened duties when delegating</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Two new regulations have been published amending existing Level 2 requirements on depositaries of AIFs and UCITS with effect from 1 April 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Sat, 05 May 2018 13:51:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/aif-ucits-depositaries-heightened-duties-when-delegating/</link>
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                <title>Brexit and financial services: one year to go, but where are we going?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It has been exactly twelve months since the UK submitted its notification of withdrawal from the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:51:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-financial-services-one-year-to-go-but-where-are-we-going/</link>
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                <title>EU legislative proposals affecting the cross-border distribution of investment funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 12 March 2018, the European &#xD;&#xA;Commission published two new legislative &#xD;&#xA;proposals which will amend the existing &#xD;&#xA;legal regimes for the cross-border &#xD;&#xA;distribution of investment funds in the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 12 Mar 2018 08:00:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-legislative-proposals-affecting-the-cross-border-distribution-of-investment-funds/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on &#xA3;94 million share issue by Target Healthcare REIT Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted for Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited on &#xA3;94 million of Ordinary Shares in Target Healthcare REIT Limited.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:52:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-94-million-share-issue-by-target-healthcare-reit-limited/</link>
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                <title>Intertrust guest article: Travers Smith on the UK Investment Management Strategy</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Sam Kay writes about the UK Investment Management Strategy.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:52:05 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/intertrust-guest-article-travers-smith-on-the-uk-investment-management-strategy/</link>
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                <title>JIBFL: In Practice - Changes to the legal and regulatory landscape for fund-level derivatives transactions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This article considers how certain alternative investment funds may need to update their legal documentation in order to margin their derivatives transactions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:52:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jibfl-in-practice-changes-to-the-legal-and-regulatory-landscape-for-fund-level-derivatives-transactions/</link>
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                <title>Investment Funds 2018 Update</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:52:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-funds-2018-update/</link>
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                <title>European Commission proposals for new prudential regime for EU investment firms</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 December 2017, before MiFID II has even &#xD;&#xA;entered into force, the European Commission &#xD;&#xA;published a staff working document and &#xD;&#xA;legislative proposal addressed to the European &#xD;&#xA;Parliament and the Council for a new Directive&#xD;&#xA;and new Regulation on prudential requirements &#xD;&#xA;for MiFID investment firms.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:53:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/european-commission-proposals-for-new-prudential-regime-for-eu-investment-firms/</link>
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                <title>UA60 Roundtable December 2017 - January 2018</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:54:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ua60-roundtable-december-2017-january-2018/</link>
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                <title>Updated PRIIPs KID Q&amp;A</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:52:42 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/updated-priips-kid-qa/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on closing of Dementia Discovery Fund attracting $50 million investment from Bill Gates</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised client SV Health Managers LLP in relation to the recent closing of Dementia Discovery LP.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:01:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-closing-of-dementia-discovery-fund-attracting-50-million-investment-from-bill-gates/</link>
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                <title>Listing Rule change alert for 2018 IPOs</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Nov 2017 13:52:43 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/listing-rule-change-alert-for-2018-ipos/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith wins Law Firm of the Year: Funds Structuring at British Private Equity Awards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith is delighted to announce that it was awarded the Law Firm of the Year; Funds Structuring Award at the 2017 Unquote British Private Equity Awards.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 04 Oct 2017 11:08:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-wins-law-firm-of-the-year-funds-structuring-at-british-private-equity-awards/</link>
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                <title>Fund Manager Tax Checklist</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The tax landscape for funds has never felt &#xD;&#xA;more complex and there is still more change &#xD;&#xA;to come.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:36:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fund-manager-tax-checklist/</link>
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                <title>Reforms to Corporation Tax Loss Relief - Impact on UK General Partners</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:52:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/reforms-to-corporation-tax-loss-relief-impact-on-uk-general-partners/</link>
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                <title>Killing the Goose that laid the golden egg</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It&#x27;s feared that Brexit could destroy tens of thousands of jobs in the City of London, mainly in investment banking.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:54:08 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/killing-the-goose-that-laid-the-golden-egg/</link>
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                <title>FCA&#x27;s MiFID II Policy Statement confirms investment funds are not automatically complex</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:52:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fcas-mifid-ii-policy-statement-confirms-investment-funds-are-not-automatically-complex/</link>
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                <title>Asset Management Tax: Summer reading</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We thought that an update on asset management tax was due, not least because there are a number of key compliance deadlines coming up (dull, but they cannot be ignored).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:52:45 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/asset-management-tax-summer-reading/</link>
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                <title>Prospectus regime - all change</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 03 Jul 2017 13:52:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/prospectus-regime-all-change/</link>
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                <title>Regulated information: new rules for announcements</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:52:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/regulated-information-new-rules-for-announcements/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/regulated-information-new-rules-for-announcements/</guid>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Medicxi on the fundraising for Medicxi Growth I</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has acted for Medicxi on the fundraising for Medicxi Growth I LP, a new $300m fund that will focus on growth stage companies in European sciences.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:54:15 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-medicxi-on-the-fundraising-for-medicxi-growth-i/</link>
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                <title>Investment Funds 2017 - Expert Guide</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[UK limited partnerships are the most common structure for European private equity and venture capital funds.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:54:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-funds-2017-expert-guide/</link>
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                <title>ESMA has deemed all investment trusts are &quot;complex&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Securities and Markets Authority (&quot;ESMA&quot;) has stated that all listed&#xD;&#xA;investment companies should be deemed complex under MiFID II (The Markets in&#xD;&#xA;Financial Instruments Directive (2014/65/EU) and the Markets in Financial Instruments&#xD;&#xA;Regulation (Regulation 600/2016) (MiFIR) (ESMA 35-43-349), collectively referred to as&#xD;&#xA;MiFID II).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:37:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esma-has-deemed-all-investment-trusts-are-complex/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on &#xA3;105 million placing by Honeycomb Investment Trust plc</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted for Liberum Capital Ltd in its capacity as placing agent on a placing of &#xA3;105m of Ordinary Shares in Honeycomb Investment Trust plc.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:54:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-105-million-placing-by-honeycomb-investment-trust-plc/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on &#xA3;149 million sale and leaseback for Impact Healthcare REIT plc</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted for Impact Healthcare REIT plc on the acquisition of 56 residential care homes to the Minster Group and the Croftwood Group.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 May 2017 13:54:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-149-million-sale-and-leaseback-for-impact-healthcare-reit-plc/</link>
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                <title>Reform of UK Limited Partnership Law</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government&#x27;s intention was that the reforms should apply only to limited partnerships that are used as private investment funds.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:51:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/reform-of-uk-limited-partnership-law/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/reform-of-uk-limited-partnership-law/</guid>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises &#xA3;1.3bn GLIL Fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised GLIL Infrastructure in relation to its further fund-raising round, which has increased its total deployable capital to &#xA3;1.275 billion.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Dec 2016 13:52:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-13bn-glil-fund/</link>
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                <title>FCA Asset Management Market Study &#x2013; Interim Report</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A year after announcing the launch of its Asset Management Market Study, the &#xD;&#xA;FCA has now published its interim report (MS 15/2.2).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:09:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fca-asset-management-market-study-interim-report/</link>
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                <title>Risk-retention vehicle restructurings expected</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since AIFMD, institutions have interpreted the requirement for the &#x27;proper&#x27; valuations of an alternative investment fund&#x2019;s assets in different ways.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 10 Nov 2016 13:54:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/risk-retention-vehicle-restructurings-expected/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/risk-retention-vehicle-restructurings-expected/</guid>
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                <title>Chambers Global Practice Guides - Legal Brexit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This overview sets out the legal implications of Brexit in relation to investment funds, particularly those&#xD;&#xA;funds structured to pursue a private equity strategy.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:54:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/chambers-global-practice-guides-legal-brexit/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/chambers-global-practice-guides-legal-brexit/</guid>
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                <title>Investment Funds &#x2013; End of Summer Round-Up</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:52:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-funds-end-of-summer-round-up/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-funds-end-of-summer-round-up/</guid>
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                <title>Preparing for PRIIPS and the KID: finding answers to the questions</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:52:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/preparing-for-priips-and-the-kid-finding-answers-to-the-questions/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/preparing-for-priips-and-the-kid-finding-answers-to-the-questions/</guid>
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                <title>REP-CRIM: The verdict is in</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:52:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/rep-crim-the-verdict-is-in/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/rep-crim-the-verdict-is-in/</guid>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Ranger Direct Lending Fund plc on &#xA3;30m ZDP share issue through Ranger Direct Lending ZDP plc</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Ranger Direct Lending Fund in connection with its placing of 30 million ZDP shares through its subsidiary, Ranger Direct Lending ZDP.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:52:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-ranger-direct-lending-fund-plc-on-30m-zdp-share-issue-through-ranger-direct-lending-zdp-plc/</link>
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                <title>The International Comparative Legal Guide: Alternative Investment Funds 2013</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK is regarded as one of the leading global asset management centres, with an investment funds industry covering traditional and alternative asset classes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:54:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-international-comparative-legal-guide-alternative-investment-funds-2013/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-international-comparative-legal-guide-alternative-investment-funds-2013/</guid>
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                <title>Leaving the EU: the legal implications for commercial real estate</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the UK&#x27;s referendum vote in favour of leaving the EU, this briefing considers the key legal implications for the commercial real estate sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:51:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/leaving-the-eu-the-legal-implications-for-commercial-real-estate/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/leaving-the-eu-the-legal-implications-for-commercial-real-estate/</guid>
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                <title>AIFMD &quot;third country&quot; passport: good things come to those who wait</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Securities and Markets Authority has today published its advice to the EU institutions on the extension of the &quot;third country&quot; provisions of the AIFM Directive to a significant number of third countries.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:52:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/aifmd-third-country-passport-good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/aifmd-third-country-passport-good-things-come-to-those-who-wait/</guid>
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                <title>Brexit: What is the short term legal impact on UK financial services?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK electorate has voted in support of the UK leaving the European Union. We now expect the UK&#xD;&#xA;Government to initiate the process for the UK&#x27;s departure.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:52:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-what-is-the-short-term-legal-impact-on-uk-financial-services/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Stifel on &#xA3;84 million share issue and placing programme by Target Healthcare REIT Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has acted for Stifel Nicolaus Europe Ltd on the &#xA3;84m offer for subscription and placing of ordinary shares by Target Healthcare REIT Limited.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 May 2016 13:52:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-stifel-on-84-million-share-issue-and-placing-programme-by-target-healthcare-reit-limited/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Liberum Capital on placings by Honeycomb Investment Trust plc and Aurora Investment Trust plc</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted for Liberum Capital Ltd on the &#xA3;50m placing by Honeycomb Investment Trust plc and the &#xA3;8.1m placing by Aurora Investment Trust plc.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 17 May 2016 13:52:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-liberum-capital-on-placings-by-honeycomb-investment-trust-plc-and-aurora-investment-trust-plc/</link>
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                <title>Pensions Infrastructure Platform achieves First Closing of its Multi-Strategy Infrastructure Fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised the Pensions Infrastructure Platform on the successful first closing of PiP Multi-Strategy Infrastructure LP.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:52:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pensions-infrastructure-platform-achieves-first-closing-of-its-multi-strategy-infrastructure-fund/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on the formation of Medicxi Ventures, formerly Index Ventures Life Sciences</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Medicxi Ventures, formerly Index Ventures Life Sciences, on its formation as an independent life science firm.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:52:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-the-formation-of-medicxi-ventures-formerly-index-ventures-life-sciences/</link>
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                <title>&#xA3;100 million IPO for Honeycomb Investment Trust Plc</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Liberum Capital ltd as placing agent and sole bookrunner on the &#xA3;100m IPO of Honeycomb Investment Trust plc.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:54:28 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/100-million-ipo-for-honeycomb-investment-trust-plc/</link>
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                <title>Corporate Transparency and the Modern Slavery Act 2015</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Large organisations operating in the UK will need to make a public statement outlining how they keep their supply chains free from slavery and human trafficking.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:52:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-transparency-and-the-modern-slavery-act-2015/</link>
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                <title>Major pharmaceutical companies back new $100 million Dementia Discovery Fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised SV Life Sciences in relation to the launch of The Dementia Discovery Fund, an innovative new global investment fund.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:54:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/major-pharmaceutical-companies-back-new-100-million-dementia-discovery-fund/</link>
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                <title>&#xA3;309 million firm-placing, placing, open-offer and offer for subscription by Assura PLC</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Liberum Capital Limited and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, in their capacity as underwriters and joint sponsors to Assura plc.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:54:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/309-million-firm-placing-placing-open-offer-and-offer-for-subscription-by-assura-plc/</link>
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                <title>Gloo Networks plc opts for &#xA3;30m AIM IPO</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised technology company, Gloo Networks plc in connection with its &#xA3;30 million placing of ordinary shares and admission to trading on AIM.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:54:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gloo-networks-plc-opts-for-30m-aim-ipo/</link>
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                <title>The International Comparative Legal Guide: Alternative Investment Funds 2015</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK is regarded as one of the leading global asset management centres, with an investment funds industry covering both traditional and alternative asset classes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:54:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-international-comparative-legal-guide-alternative-investment-funds-2015/</link>
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                <title>Elysian Capital closes &#xA3;250m fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Elysian Capital on the successful final closing of the lower mid-market private equity fund Elysian Capital II LP.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:54:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/elysian-capital-closes-250m-fund/</link>
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                <title>Banks broker &#xA3;400m placement for P2P Global</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Liberum Capital Limited and J.P. Morgan Cazenove in their capacity as joint brokers to P2P Global Investments plc.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 31 Jul 2015 21:42:22 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/banks-broker-400m-placement-for-p2p-global/</link>
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                <title>Final closing for Hermes GPE Infrastructure LP</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A Travers Smith team led by head of Investment Funds, Sam Kay, has advised Hermes GPE Infrastructure LP on its successful final closing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:54:36 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/final-closing-for-hermes-gpe-infrastructure-lp/</link>
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                <title>$200m IPO of Ranger Direct Lending Fund Plc</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted as English and US counsel to new investment trust Ranger Direct Lending Fund plc in connection with its initial public offering.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:54:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/200m-ipo-of-ranger-direct-lending-fund-plc/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith successfully appeals decision for former directors of collapsed Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has overturned the $111m judgment against the former directors of Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund Ltd in the landmark hedge fund litigation case.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:54:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-successfully-appeals-decision-for-former-directors-of-collapsed-weavering-macro-fixed-income-fund-limited/</link>
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                <title>Expert Guide - Investment Funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The United Kingdom limited partnership remains the market standard &#xD;&#xA;structure for on-shore private equity &#xD;&#xA;and venture capital funds, as well as &#xD;&#xA;on-shore funds investing in many &#xD;&#xA;other sectors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:05:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/expert-guide-investment-funds/</link>
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                <title>2012 Global Private Equity Report</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The global nature of private equity is very apparent: a relatively small regional private equity fund will attract investors from the four corners of the world whilst some of the larger PE platforms have operations that span multiple continents.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:54:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/2012-global-private-equity-report/</link>
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