Attack of the Indirect Investor 09/21/2017
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Attorney News, Financial Services, Private Investment Funds & Advisers.Tags: indirect investor, Joshua Watson, private funds, private funds attorney, Private Investment Funds & Advisers, single purpose vehicles
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A company’s indirect investors may sue the company and its principals for fraud, according to a recent federal court ruling in Robert Colman et al. v. Theranos Inc. et al. Private funds attorney Josh Watson discusses the case in his article “Attack of the Indirect Investor.” He explains that investment managers who syndicate investment opportunities through single purpose vehicles (SPVs) should be concerned about the ruling because it undermines their control over potential disputes with portfolio companies and their relationships with portfolio company management.
Read the full article on our website. For more information, please contact Josh Watson or a member of our PIFA practice.
MBBP’s Joshua Watson quoted in Bloomberg article discussing private equity tax and financial reform in the Trump era 01/30/2017
Posted by Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton in Attorney News, Corporate, Venture Capital & Private Equity.Tags: bloomberg, corporate attorney, corporate law, dodd-frank, president trump, private equity, Private Investment Funds & Advisers
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Corporate partner Joshua H. Watson was quoted in a Bloomberg article discussing possible changes to the private equity industry during Donald Trump’s presidency. The article details the top three priorities for the private equity industry as Trump takes office: carried interest, interest deductibility, and changing Dodd-Frank registration requirements. 
Regarding Dodd-Frank requirements, Josh notes that if the reform act passed by Obama’s administration is rolled-back, particularly in regards to registration requirements for private equity firms, there could be bipartisan political support for exempting more small firms from registering. Specifically, Josh states that “if small to mid-sized managers are able to spend less of their resources on compliance, they will have more resources available for making and managing investments.”
For further detail, read the full article or contact Josh directly.
