ILPA's New Guidance on NAV-Based Facilities in Private Equity: Recommendations for Limited Partners and General Partners
A live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will discuss the recent and much anticipated release of new guidance by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) regarding the use of net asset value (NAV)-based financing in private equity strategies. The panel will review the background and general parameters regarding ILPA's guidance and provide tips for market participants considering implementing these recommendations when deploying NAV-based facilities within their private equity strategies.
Outline
- Background: market conditions and the rise in NAV-based financing by private equity funds
- LP concerns regarding NAV-based financing facilities
- Summary of ILPA's recommendations regarding the use of NAV-based financing facilities
- Legal documentation recommendations
- GP treatment of NAV-based facilities in older LPAs
- Addressing NAV-based facilities in newer LPAs
- Practical considerations for market participants going forward
Benefits
The panel will address these and other key considerations:
- What is the background regarding ILPA's release of its new NAV guidance?
- What investor concerns of LPs relating to the use of NAV-based facilities do the guidelines address?
- Do ILPA's new guidelines oppose or seek to limit the use of NAV-based facilities in private equity strategies?
- What are ILPA's key recommendations regarding NAV-based facilities in private equity strategies?
- What are practical considerations going forward for market participants contemplating the implementation of ILPA's recommendations?
Faculty
LeAnn L. Chen
Partner, Co-Chair Finance Practice Group
Haynes and Boone
Ms. Chen represents banks, credit funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, broker-dealers and other financial... | Read More
Ms. Chen represents banks, credit funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, broker-dealers and other financial institutions in a wide range of financial transactions, including NAV and hybrid facilities, margin lending, hedge fund loans, syndicated financing, asset based lending, subscription facilities, and DIP financing. She regularly advises clients on complex issues regarding NAV facility structures, pledge of private equity interests, margin regulations, and Rule 144 matters. Ms. Chen also has years of experience handling complex tri-party account arrangements with major custodian banks in the U.S.
CloseFlora Go
Partner, Fund Finance Group Head
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Ms. Go represents asset managers and their investment funds in a broad spectrum of fund-level leverage transactions for... | Read More
Ms. Go represents asset managers and their investment funds in a broad spectrum of fund-level leverage transactions for private equity, senior credit, mezzanine credit, special situations, real estate, infrastructure and other strategies. She has particular expertise advising funds with complex tax and regulatory structures on financings collateralized or supported by underlying fund investments. Ms. Go also has extensive experience in subscription-based facilities, hybrid facilities and in other types of investment fund leverage. She regularly speaks on fund finance topics and actively contributes to industry conferences and panel discussions hosted by the, American Bar Association, Fund Finance Association, and others. Ms. Go currently serves as the Vice-Chair for the Fund Finance Subcommittee of the American Bar Association.
CloseAdam D. Summers
Partner
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Mr. Summers advises investment banking clients, debt funds, and other lenders on credit and capital markets... | Read More
Mr. Summers advises investment banking clients, debt funds, and other lenders on credit and capital markets transactions. He has extensive experience through all phases of the deal process, from the early stages through closing and funding and also represents various corporate clients on a range of financing transactions. Banks and commercial lenders seek Mr. Summers’ advice in both syndicated credit facilities and high-yield bond financings related to leveraged buyouts and other acquisitions, and he provides ongoing counsel to agents and arrangers under those facilities. Mr. Summers’ practice also includes work on numerous subscription credit facilities, NAV loans and asset financings for private equity and debt funds. In addition, he represents fund managers and lenders in financings by fund managers relating to fee streams and other assets.
CloseEarly Discount (through 11/15/24)
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